Cai Rukai

Cai Rukai (Chinese: 蔡儒楷; pinyin: Cài Rúkǎi; 1867 - 1923) was a Chinese politician and educator of the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period.

Cai Rukai
蔡儒楷
Cai Rukai.
Minister of Education
In office 25 February 1914 – 1914
Preceded by	Wang Daxie
Succeeded by	Yan Xiu
President of National Peiyang University
In office February 1913 – March 1914
Preceded by	Xu Deyuan
Succeeded by	Zhao Tianlin
Supervisor of Imperial Peiyang University
In office 1909 – November 1911
Preceded by	Cai Shaoji
Succeeded by	Xu Deyuan
Personal details
Born	1867 Nanchang, Jiangxi, Qing Empire
Died	1923 (aged 55–56) Beijing, Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Relations	Ying Qianli (Son-in-law)
Children	Cai Baozhen (daughter)
Parents	Cai Yuan (father)
Occupation	Politician, educator

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai.

Biography

Cai was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi in 1867. During the reign of Guangxu Emperor in the Qing dynasty, he successfully achieved the rank of Juren (traditional Chinese: 舉人; simplified Chinese: 举人) on the imperial examination.

In January 1906 he became supervisor of Imperial Peiyang University, and served until December 1911. In 1912, after the establishment of the Republic of China, he became director of Zhili Education Bureau, a position at provincial level. Under the Beiyang government, he served as President of National Peiyang University between February 1913 and March 1914, and then he rose to become Minister of Education. In December 1915, after Yuan Shikai's accession to the throne, Yuan conferred the title of "Barons of the First Rank" (一等男) to him.[1] In 1921 he was appointed general manager of Nanchang–Jiujiang railway, serving in the post until he died in 1923.

Personal life

Cai has a daughter, Cai Baozhen (蔡葆真), who once served as president of Beijing Children's Library, she was married to Ying Qianli (1900–1969), a prominent Catholic layman and educator.[2]

References

1. "List of president of Tianjin University" (in Chinese). Tianjin University. 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
2. 英氏家族成功奥秘:蒋介石为英千里题匾. Huaxia (in Chinese). 2010-01-25.

Additional sources

• Lai Xinxia (2000). History of Peiyang Army. Tianjin: Nankai University Press. ISBN 7-310-01517-7.
• Xu Youchun (2007). Dictionary of Republican Period Figures. Shijiazhuang, Hebei: Hebei People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
• Liu Shoulin (1995). Official Chronology of the Republic of China (1912–1949). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.

Government offices
Previous: Wang Daxie	Minister of Education 1914-1914	Next: Yan Xiu
Educational offices
Previous: Cai Shaoji (蔡绍基)	Supervisor of Imperial Peiyang University 1909-1911	Next: Xu Deyuan (徐德源)
Previous: Xu Deyuan (徐德源)	President of National Peiyang University 1913-1914	Next: Zhao Tianlin (趙天麟)