Zhang Wuling
Zhang Wuling | |||||||
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張武齡 | |||||||
 Zhang Wuling | |||||||
| Born | 1889 | ||||||
| Died | 1938 (aged 48–49) Hefei, Anhui, Republic of China | ||||||
| Occupation | Educator | ||||||
| Spouse | Lu Ying | ||||||
| Children | 10 | ||||||
| Parent | Zhang Huakui (father) | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張武齡 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张武龄 | ||||||
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| Shengjin | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 繩進 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 绳进 | ||||||
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| Jiyou | |||||||
| Chinese | 冀牖 | ||||||
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| Jiyou | |||||||
| Chinese | 吉友 | ||||||
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Zhang Wuling (Chinese: 張武齡; 1889–1938) was a Chinese educator. Zhang was noted for promoting Chinese women's education and Chinese educational equality, he founded Suzhou Leyi Girls' School and Pinglin Middle School in Suzhou, Jiangsu.[1] He was the father of poet Zhang Chonghe and scholar Zhang Yunhe.[2]
Names
[edit | edit source]His birth name was Zhang Wuling (Chinese: 張武齡). His style name was Shengjin (Chinese: 繩進), he also known as Jiyou (Chinese: 冀牖) and Jiyou (Chinese: 吉友).
Biography
[edit | edit source]Zhang was born in Hefei, Anhui, in 1889, the grandson of Zhang Shusheng, a high-ranking military officer in the Huai Army.[3]
Zhang moved to Shanghai in 1912. In 1918, he moved to Suzhou, he established Suzhou Leyi Girls' School (Chinese: 蘇州樂益女子學校) in 1921 and Pinglin Middle School (Chinese: 平林中學) in 1925.[1]
In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, he escaped from the flames of war with his family and moved to his hometown. Zhang died in there in 1938, aged 49.
Personal life
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In 1906, Zhang married Lu Ying (Chinese: 陸英) in Hefei, Anhui.[4] They had six sons and four daughters.
Sons:
- Zhang Ninghe (Chinese: 張寧和)
- Zhang Yuhe (Chinese: 張宇和)
- Zhang Yinhe (Chinese: 張寅和)
- Zhang Zonghe (Chinese: 張宗和)
- Zhang Dinghe (Chinese: 張定和)
- Zhang Huanhe (Chinese: 張寰和)
Daughters:
- Chang Yuen-ho (Chinese: 張元和; husband: Gu Chuanjie)
- Zhang Yunhe (Chinese: 張允和; husband: Zhou Youguang)
- Chang Chao-ho (Chinese: 張兆和; husband: Shen Congwen)
- Chang Ch'ung-ho (Chinese: 張充和; husband: Hans Fränkel)
References
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