Tien-Fong Cheng

Chinese politician and university president (1899-1967)
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Summary

Tien-Fong Cheng was born on February 22, 1899[1], in Hangzhou[2]. He died on November 29, 1967[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], pedagogue[6], and Beamter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: YangMingShan Cemetery[9]
  • Country of citizenship: People's Republic of China[10]
  • Position held: Member of the Legislative Yuan[11]
  • Employer: Zhejiang University[12], Fudan University[13], Sichuan University[14]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[15], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], Fudan University[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Member of political party: Kuomintang[19]
  • Commons category: Tien-Fong Cheng[20]
  • Family name: Cheng[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[22]

Why It Matters

Tien-Fong Cheng is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Tien-Fong Cheng born?

Tien-Fong Cheng's place of birth was Hangzhou[2].

Where did Tien-Fong Cheng die?

Tien-Fong Cheng died in New York City[4].

What did Tien-Fong Cheng do for work?

Tien-Fong Cheng worked as a diplomat[5], pedagogue[6], and Beamter[7].

Where did Tien-Fong Cheng go to school?

Tien-Fong Cheng was educated at University of Toronto[15], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], and Fudan University[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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