Li Daichen

Li Daichen
李待琛
President of Chung Cheng Institute of Technology
In office
September 1934  1937
President of Hunan University
In office
February 1926  July 1926
Preceded by Yang Maojie
Succeeded by Lei Zhuhuan
Personal details
Born (1891-09-28)September 28, 1891
Hengshan County, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died November 15, 1959(1959-11-15) (aged 68)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Kuomintang
Spouse(s) Gan Kui
Parents Li Yinqiu
Alma mater University of Tokyo
Harvard University
Occupation Educator, military officer
Awards Order of the Cloud and Banner
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Service/branch Republic of China Army
Years of service 1927-1950
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars Wuchang Uprising
Second Sino-Japanese War
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Daishen (Chinese: 李待琛; pinyin: Lǐ Daìshēn; 28 September 1891 – 15 November 1959) was a Chinese educator and military officer.

Names

His courtesy name was Boqin (伯芹), and his art name was Caichi (采池).

Biography

Li was born in Daqiao Town of Hengshan County, Hunan, on September 28, 1891. His father, Li Yinqiu (Chinese: 李吟秋), was a local official. In 1906, he went to study at Hongwen Academy with his father, in Japan. In 1908, He returned to China after graduation.

During the Wuchang Uprising, he was an ordnance officer at the Tongmenghui army. In the autumn of 1912, he went to study in Japan again, where he was educated at the University of Tokyo, he earned his Bachelor of Engineering in 1919, by age 29. He became the chief engineer of Guangdong Arsenal in 1920. One year later, he was appointed chief engineer of Hunan Iron Factory. He received his Doctor of Metallurgy from Harvard University in 1923. He was President of Hunan University in February 1926, and held that office until July 1926.[1][2][3] In 1927, he served as Director of the Political Department of the 40th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. At the same year, he was an engineer of Shanghai Arsenal. In 1928, he was promoted to the rank of Major General. And he was awarded Order of the Cloud and Banner in 1935, at the age of 45. In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was made a Lieutenant General. On August 28, 1945, he attended the Chongqing negotiation and visited the Communist leader Mao Zedong. In 1946, he was appointed the Deputy Head of the Chinese Mission to Japan, and one year later, the Chinese Representative to Japan. After the founding of the Communist state, he moved to Japan.

Li died of heart disease in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on November 15, 1959.

Work

Personal life

Li married Gan Kui (Chinese: 甘葵).

References

Educational offices
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President of Hunan University
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