Chu Chia-hua
Chu Chia-hua | |
|---|---|
| 朱家驊 | |
| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 12 June 1949 – 12 March 1950 | |
| Premier | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Chia Ching-teh |
| Succeeded by | Chang Li-sheng |
| President of the Academia Sinica | |
| In office 1940–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Cai Yuanpei |
| Succeeded by | Hu Shih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1893 |
| Died | 3 January 1963 (aged 69) |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse(s) |
Cheng Yi-Jung
(m. 1917; div. 1942)Wang Wen-yuan (m. 1946) |
| Children | none |
| Education | Technische Universität Berlin University of Berlin (PhD) University of Bern |
Zhu Jiahua or Chu Chia-hua (Chinese: 朱家驊; pinyin: Zhū Jiāhuá; 30 May 1893 – 3 January 1963) was a Chinese geologist, educator, and Kuomintang politician in the Republic of China. He served as Ministry of Education (1931–1933, 1944–1948), Minister of Transportation and Communications (1932–1935), Secretary-General of the Kuomintang (1938–1939), head of Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (1938–1944), Head of Organization Department (1939–1944), President of the Academia Sinica (1940–1959) and Vice Premier (1949–1950).
Zhu was a pro-German figure within the Kuomintang, responsible for diplomatic engagement with Germany, hosting German officials, modeling administrative reforms on German systems, and advocating cooperation with Germany against Japan during the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War. A protégé of Dai Jitao, Zhu was originally associated with the CC Clique but, with Chiang's support in 1938, withdrew from the faction and moved to counter its influence within the party.
Zhu was best known for his role in directing Nationalist China’s cooperation with Nazi Germany and for advocating continued collaboration with Germany against Japan during the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Beginning in 1927, he served as Chiang Kai-shek’s liaison to German General Erich Ludendorff, and in 1933 he founded the Sino-German Cultural and Economic Association to promote bilateral ties.