Kung, H. H. (Hsiang-hsi), 1880-1967
Variant namesChinese banker and politician; minister of industry, 1928-1932; minister of finance, 1933-1938; vice president, Executive Yuan, 1938-1945.
From the description of H. H. Kung papers, 1917-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872870
Cabinet member, financier.
From the description of Reminiscences of H.H. Kung : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481381
Biographical/Historical Note
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1881:
Born, Shanxi Province, China -
1896 -1900 :Studied at North China Union College in Tongzhou -
1906:
Graduated from Oberlin College, Ohio -
1907:
Graduated from Yale University, M.A. in Economics -
1913:
Secretary of the Chinese YMCA, in Tokyo, Japan -
1914:
Married Soong Ailing -
1924:
Joined the Kuomintang (KMT) -
1925:
Received honorary LL.D. degree from Oberlin College -
1928:
Named Minister of Industry and Commerce -
1929:
Elected to the KMT Central Executive Committee -
1932:
Appointed special commissioner to study European industrial conditions, assigned to secure foreign aid for the development of China's national defense -
1933:
Governor, Bank of China Minister of Finance Vice-Premier, Executive Yuan -
1937:
Represented the Chinese National Government as special envoy during the coronation of King George VI Received honorary degree from Yale University -
1938 -1939 :Premier, Executive Yuan President, Chinese-American Institute of Cultural Relations -
1948:
Moved to New York, United States -
1967 August 15:
Died, Long Island, New York
From the guide to the H. H. Kung papers, 1917-1949, 1919-1949, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Kung, H. H. (Hsiang-hsi), 1880-1967. Reminiscences of H.H. Kung : oral history, 1958. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | H. H. Kung papers, 1917-1949, 1919-1949 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Hsia, Pinfang, 1902-1970. Papers, 1930-1951 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Lone Liang photographs, 1932 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Liang, Lone, 1894-1967. Lone Liang photographs, ca. 1932. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| referencedIn | Luther Carrington Goodrich Papers, 1890-1991. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Kung, H. H. (Hsiang-hsi), 1880-1967. H. H. Kung papers, 1917-1948. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| creatorOf | Williams, Alice Mary Moon, 1860-1952. Papers, 1883-1959, 1891-1909. | Oberlin College Library | |
| referencedIn | Goodrich, L. Carrington (Luther Carrington), 1894-. L. Carrington Goodrich papers, 1890-1991. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | How, Julie Lien-ying, d. 1982, | person |
| associatedWith | Hsia, Pinfang, 1902-1970. | person |
| associatedWith | Liang, Lone, 1894-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Williams, Alice Mary Moon, 1860-1952. | person |
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Birth 1880-09-11
Death 1967-08-16
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