Guo Yingqiu

Guo Yingqiu (Chinese: 郭影秋; 1909–1985) was a Chinese politician and educator.

Biography

Guo Yingqiu was born in Tongshan County, Jiangsu in 1909. He almost faced execution caught up during the campaign to eliminate trotskyites from the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]^: 480 He was the Governor of Yunnan and the President of Nanjing University and Renmin University.

^ Gao Hua, How the Red Sun Rose: The Origins and Development of the Yan'an Rectification Movement, 1930–1945, Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. 2018

Government offices
Preceded by Chen Geng	Governor of Yunnan, China 1953–1957	Succeeded by Yu Yichuan
Academic offices
Preceded by Pan Shu	President of Nanjing University 1957–1963	Succeeded by Kuang Yaming
Preceded by Cheng Fangwu	President (Honorary) of Renmin University of China 1983–1985	Succeeded by Yuan Baohua