Liu Zongxiang

Liu Zongxiang
刘宗向
President of Han'guang Private Girls' School
In office 1921–1924
President of Hunan University
In office 1916–1917
Preceded by	Wu Jiarui
Succeeded by	Bin Bucheng
Personal details
Born	1897 Ningxiang County, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died	1951 (aged 53–54) Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Peking University
Occupation	Educator

Liu Zongxiang (simplified Chinese: 刘宗向; traditional Chinese: 劉宗向; pinyin: Liú Zōngxiàng; 1897-1951) was a Chinese educator who served as president of Hanguang Private Girls' School from 1921 to 1924, and president of Hunan University from 1916 to 1917.^[1][2]

Names

His courtesy name was Yinxian (寅先), and his art name was Zhongyuan (盅园) and Buguosheng (补过生).

Biography

Liu was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan, in 1897, during the Qing Empire. He attended Changsha Mingde School in 1904. He was accepted to Imperial University of Peking (now Peking University). After college, he was assigned to the Qing government as an officer, and later became a professor at Shanxi University. Liu returned to Changsha, Hunan in 1911. He taught at Hunan Zhonglu Normal School and worked as an editor of Hunan Education. He was president of Hunan University between 1916 to 1917. In 1921, he founded Han'guang Private Girls' School and served as its president. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became a staff member at Hunan Research Institute of Culture and History. He died in Changsha in 1951.

References

1. Hunan University (1999). The Autograph Book of Mr. Liu Zongxiang of His 120th Birthday (in Chinese). Changsha, Hunan: Hunan University.
2. "Yuelu Academy of Huxiang Culture". Red.net (in Chinese). 2014.

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