Yu Chi-chung
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London School of Economics (MSc)
Yu Chi-chung | |
|---|---|
| 余紀忠 | |
 Yu in 1968 | |
| Born | April 16, 1910 |
| Died | April 9, 2002 (aged 91) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Education | National Central University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
| Known for | Founding the China Times |
| Title | Chairman of the China Times Group |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch | National Revolutionary Army |
| Service years | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War |
Yu Chi-chung (Chinese: 余紀忠; April 16, 1910 – April 9, 2002) was a Taiwanese writer and public intellectual who founded the China Times, establishing the paper in 1950 and serving as its head until his death in 2002.[1]
Yu was born in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, on April 16, 1910.[1] He was orphaned at age four and raised by his mother.[2] His elder sister, Yu Tsung-ying (余宗英), became a teacher, and his younger sister, Yu Tsung-ling (余宗玲), became the principal of National Chiayi Girls' High School.[3]
In 1928, Yu enrolled at National Central University, where he was deeply influenced by Sun Yat-sen's philosophy of Three Principles of the People, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 1932.[4] As an undergraduate, he led a group of student activists to storm the home of the minister of foreign affairs, and joined the National Revolutionary Army under general Hu Zongnan.[5] After being advised by Hu to study abroad,[5] Yu then pursued graduate studies in England at the London School of Economics from 1934 to 1937.[1]
