Wang Yun-wu

Wang Yun-wu
王雲五
Vice Premier of China
In office
18 April 1947 – 24 May 1948
PremierChang Ch'un
Preceded byHuang Shao-ku
Succeeded byKu Meng-yu
Minister of Finance
In office
1 June 1948 – 15 November 1948
Preceded byYu Hung-chun
Succeeded byHsu Kan
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
15 July 1958 – 16 December 1963
PremierChen Cheng
Preceded byHuang Shao-ku
Succeeded byYu Ching-tang
Personal details
Born(1888-07-09)9 July 1888
Died14 August 1979(1979-08-14) (aged 91)
Occupation
  • Scholar
  • editor
  • politician
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Wang Yun-wu ([wǎŋ y̌n ù]; Chinese: 王雲五; pinyin: Wáng Yúnwǔ; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979) was an influential Chinese publisher, politician, and scholar of history and political science. He invented the Shih Chiao Hao Ma, a method of Chinese lexicography also sometimes referred to as the Four Corner Method.