Xu Xinliu (Chinese: 徐新六, used Singloh Hsu as his English name in his lifetime, also known by the courtesy name Zhenfei,[1] 1890 – 1938), was a Chinese banker. He was the general manager of the National Commercial Bank.[2]
| Xu Xinliu (Singloh Hsu) | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 徐新六 | ||||||||
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| Xu Zhenfei | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 徐新飛 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐振飞 | ||||||||
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Early life and education
editHe was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1890. He attended Yangzheng School, Hangzhou and then Nanyang Public School, Shanghai, and then University of Birmingham. In 1912 he was awarded a bachelor's of science degree from the last institution.[1] He also attended institutions in Manchester, England,[3] where he took business courses; and in Paris, where he took courses in finance.[2]
Career
editIn 1917, Xu Xinliu was serving as Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and twice assisted Liang Qichao in borrowing loans from Japanese businessmen. In November, Liang Qichao resigned angrily due to disagreements with Duan Qirui on the Sichuan Civil War. Xu Xinliu also left the Ministry of Finance and became treasury supervisor of the Bank of China.
In the same year, he went to Europe with Liang Qichao to inspect the political and economic conditions of various countries after the war, and was appointed as the Chinese representative of the Reparations Committee[citation needed] of the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920) and a special member of the Chinese delegation.[3]
Lin Yutang noted that Xu Xinliu read foreign books in their original languages, citing an example of him reading works by Anatole France.[4]
Tao Menghe introduced Hu Shih to Xu Xinliu,[5] and in turn, Xu Xinliu introduced Hu Shih to Liang Qichao.[6] Later Xu Xinliu helped Hu Shih financially.[7]
Death
editXu Xinliu died in the Kweilin incident on 24 August 1938 at the age of 48.[8]
Personal life
editHe had a son, Ta-Chun (T.C.) Hsu[note 1]. Ta-Chun moved to the United States in the 1950s.[9]
See also
edit- Hu Bijiang (a.k.a. Hu Yun), another banker who died in the Kweilin incident
Notes
edit- ^ Chinese: 徐大春; pinyin: Xú Dàchūn; Wade–Giles: Hsu2 Ta4-ch'un1
References
edit- Ji, Weilong (Winter 2006–2007). "Hu Shi and Xu Xinliu". Chinese Studies in History. 40 (2): 52–70. doi:10.2753/CSH0009-4633400203. S2CID 159656320.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Ji, Weilong, p. 52.
- ^ a b Jackson, Isabella (2018). Shaping Modern Shanghai: Colonialism in China's Global City. Cambridge University Press. p. 93 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jackson, Isabella (2016-05-20). "Who ran the treaty ports? A Study of the Shanghai Municipal Council". In Robert Bickers; Isabella Jackson (eds.). Treaty Ports in Modern China: Law, Land and Power. Oxford: Taylor & Francis. pp. 43-60. ISBN 9781317266280. - Cited: p. 51
- ^ Qian, Suoqiao (2017-10-20). Lin Yutang and China's Search for Modern Rebirth. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 173. ISBN 9789811046575.
- ^ Ji, Weilong, p. 53.
- ^ Ji, Weilong, p. 54.
- ^ Ji, Weilong, p. 62.
- ^ Ji, Weilong, p. 66.
- ^ "Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008". Columbia University.
External links
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- "Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008". Columbia University. - Describes papers in the collection related to Xu Xinliu
- images of Xu Xinliu from Academia Sinica
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