Mei Yiqi

Mei Yi-chi
梅貽琦
Minister of Education of the Republic of China
In office
19 July 1958 – 1 March 1961
Preceded byZhang Qiyun
Succeeded byHuang Jilu
In office
22 December 1948 – 21 March 1949
Preceded byZhu Jiahua
Succeeded byChen Hsueh-ping (acting)
Han Lih-wu
Chairman of Atomic Energy Council
In office
19 July 1958 – 1 March 1961
Preceded byZhang Qiyun
Succeeded byLi Ximou (acting)
President of National Tsing Hua University
In office
September 1956 – 19 May 1962
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byChen Ke-chung (acting)
In office
14 October 1931 – 15 December 1948
Preceded byYe Qisun
Succeeded byFeng Youlan
Personal details
Born(1889-12-29)29 December 1889
Died19 May 1962(1962-05-19) (aged 72)
PartyKuomintang
SpouseHan Yonghua
Children5
ParentMei Bochen
EducationNankai School
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (BS)
OccupationPolitician, physicist, educator
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéi Yìqí
Wade–GilesMei I-ch'i
Yuehan
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèhán
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Mei Yiqi or Mei Yi-chi (Chinese: 梅貽琦; 29 December 1889 – 19 May 1962), courtesy name Yuehan (Chinese: 月涵), was a Chinese educator who served as the president of National Tsinghua University between 1931 and 1948, making him the university's longest serving president. He also served two separate terms as Ministry of Education of the Republic of China, from 1948 to 1949 and from 1958 to 1961.