Chang Ch‘i-yun (29 September 1901 – 26 August 1985) was a Chinese historian, geographer, educator and politician. He was the founder of the

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32, ...

and the Nanhai Academy and served as Minister of Education of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ...

. He was a lead editor on the '' Zhongwen Da Cidian''. Chang Ch‘i-yün graduated from the Division of History and Geography of

National Nanjing Higher Normal School Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianli ...

(later renamed National Central University and

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianli ...

), where he studied from scholars such as Liu Yizheng, Zhu Kezhen and Liu Boming. His son is

Chang Jen-Hu Chang Jen-hu (), or J. H. Chang (18 March 1927 – 25 November 2019) was a Taiwanese educator, geographer specialized in ancient climate change, and the agricultural development of mainland China and Taiwan. Chang was the chairman of the board of ...

, an educator in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

Works

*《清史》 "Qing Shi" History of Qing, 1961.

References

1901 births 1985 deaths Chinese geographers Republic of China historians National Central University alumni Nanjing University alumni Senior Advisors to President Chiang Ching-kuo Taiwanese Ministers of Education Writers from Ningbo Educators from Ningbo Zhejiang University faculty National Central University faculty Scientists from Ningbo Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan Politicians from Ningbo Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Taiwanese people from Zhejiang Historians from Zhejiang 20th-century geographers {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub