Cheng Shewo

Cheng Shewo
成舍我
Cheng Shewo with youngest daughter Lucie Cheng at Shih Hsin University
Born
Cheng Xun (成勛)

(1898-08-28)August 28, 1898
Nanjing, Qing Empire
DiedApril 2, 1991(1991-04-02) (aged 92)
Taipei, Taiwan
Other namesCheng Ping (成平)
Alma materPeking University
Occupation(s)Newspaperman, educator
Years active1913 - 1991
Spouse(s)Yang Fan (楊璠)
Xiao Zongrang (蕭宗讓)
Han Jingliang (韓鏡良)
ChildrenCheng Youshu, Cheng Zhifan, Cheng Siwei
Cheng Jialing, Lucie Cheng[1]
Parentfather: Cheng Bi (成壁)
Relativesgrandfather: Cheng Ceda (成策達)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Shewo (Chinese: 成舍我; pinyin: Chéng Shěwǒ; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng She-wo; 28 August 1898 - 1 January 1991) was a journalist, publisher, and educator of the Republic of China. He was the founder of Shih Hsin University in Taiwan.[2]

Biography

Cheng was born in Nanjing in 1898, with his ancestral home in Xiangxiang, Hunan.[3] His father, Cheng Bi (成壁), was an officer.

In 1912, Cheng went out into the world when he was 14 years old. At age 17, Cheng worked as an editor in Jianbao (健報).[3] In 1913, Cheng started to publish articles.[3] In 1915, Cheng went to Shanghai to found the Maiwen Company (賣文公司).[3] In 1917, Cheng moved to Beijing, he graduated from Peking University in 1921, where he majored in Chinese Literature. After graduation, Cheng founded World Evening News (世界晚報), World Daily (世界日報), and World Illustrated (世界畫報). In 1927, Cheng returned to Nanjing to found Min Sheng Bao (民生報).[3]

From 1930 to 1931, Cheng visited France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In this trip Cheng observed modern European societies and cultures for the first time.[3]

In 1933, Cheng founded Beijing News College (北京新聞專科學校). In 1935, Cheng founded Lihpao Daily (立報).[3]

Cheng was elected a member of the Constituent National Assembly [zh] in 1946 and to the Legislative Yuan, representing Beijing, in 1948.[3]

When the People's Liberation Army occupied Beijing, Cheng escaped to Hong Kong. Cheng settled in Taiwan in 1952.[3]

In the late 1950s, Cheng Shewo and Yeh Ming-hsun co-founded the Shih Hsin School of Journalism (now Shih Hsin University) in Taiwan.[4]

In 1991, Cheng died of illness in Taipei.[3]

Personal life

Cheng was married three times. He had two children (two daughters) with Yang Fan, three children with Xiao Zongrang (蕭宗讓) and no children with Han Jingliang (韓鏡良).[5]

With Yang Fan:

With Xiao Zongrang:

References

  1. ^ "Lucie Cheng's FB Page". Facebook.
  2. ^ 成舍我：刚直不屈老报人. Sina (in Chinese). 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "成舍我—中国新闻公司总经理,《世界日报》社社长". hunan.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-12-18.
  4. ^ "Yeh Ming-hsun memorial held". China Post. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  5. ^ 崔述伟 (2012). 成幼殊：诗歌伴随我一生. 老年人 (in Chinese). 第4期: 第24、25、26页. ISSN 1007-2616.