Zhou Fu (Chinese: 周馥; Wade–Giles: Chou Fu, also romanised as Chow Fuh; (道光十七年十一月二十三日 in Chinese calendar) December 20, 1837 – (九月二十一 in Chinese calendar) October 21, 1921) was a Han Chinese official of the Qing dynasty. He was Viceroy of Liangjiang in 1904–1906 and Viceroy of Liangguang in 1906–1907.
Zhou Fu | |
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| 周馥 | |
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| Assistant Grand Secretary | |
| In office July 4, 1917 – July 12, 1917 | |
| Monarch | Xuantong Emperor |
| Prime Minister | Zhang Xun |
| Viceroy of Liangguang[1] | |
| In office 1906–1907 | |
| Monarch | Guangxu Emperor |
| Preceded by | Cen Chunxuan |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Renjun |
| Viceroy of Liangjiang | |
| In office 1904–1906 | |
| Monarch | Guangxu Emperor |
| Preceded by | Li Xingrui |
| Succeeded by | Duanfang |
| Governor of Shantung Province | |
| In office 1902–1904 | |
| Monarch | Guangxu Emperor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 16, 1837 Anhui |
| Died | September 21, 1921 (aged 83) Tianjin |
| Citizenship | Qing Empire |
| Relations | Zhou Shutao (grandchildren) |
| Children | Zhou Xuexi |
He began his career as an army secretary at Li Hongzhang's camp in Anqing, Anhui province during the Taiping Rebellion, who served Li the longest, from 1860 to Li's death in 1901.[2] In 1902 he became governor of Shantung Province. The New York Times described him as "able and progressive" and noted his "pro-foreign views".[3]
References edit
- ^ Guangxi Chronicles (Chinese: 广西地方志) 第一篇 晚清广西省政府及农民政权/第一章 政府机构/第一节 省级机构: 两广总督署 [2015.09.05]
- ^ Ed. John Fairbank, (1975) The I.G. in Peking. Cambridge MA/London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-44320-9
- ^ "Governor of Shantung Province". The New York Times. June 1, 1902.
