Li Zheng (educator)

Li Zheng (Chinese: 李蒸; pinyin: Lǐ Zhēng; 22 May 1895 - 2 February 1975), courtesy name Yunting (云亭; 雲亭), was a Chinese educator and politician.[1]

Li Zheng
李蒸
Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 1949–1975
Chairman	Mao Zedong→Zhou Enlai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office January 1948 – 1949
President	Sun Fo
President of Beiping Normal University
In office July 1932 – August 1945
Preceded by	Xu Xusheng
Succeeded by	Li Jinxi
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1895 Luanzhou, Hebei, China
Died	February 2, 1975 (aged 79) Beijing, China
Political party	Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Parents	Li Zhentang
Alma mater	Beijing Normal University Columbia University
Chinese name
Chinese	李蒸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Zhēng

Biography

Li was born in Luanzhou (today's Tangshan), Hebei, on May 22, 1895.[1] He lost his mother when he was young. He secondary studied at Tianjin High School. He studied English at Beijing Higher Normal School (now Beijing Normal University) before pursuing advanced studies at Columbia University in the United States in 1923.[1]

Li returned to China in 1928 and successively taught at Peking University, Beiping University and Beiping Normal University.[1] In July 1932, he was appointed president of Beiping Normal University.[2] In 1948, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee.[1] On March 24, 1949, the Executive Yuan held a meeting and decided to appoint Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong, Huang Shaohong, Zhang Shizhao and Li Zheng as representatives of the peace talks.[1] On April 1, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Zheng and others arrived in Beiping. Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai talked to Zhang Zhizhong, Shao Lizi and Li Zheng to exchange views.[1] After the breakup of the Peace Talks, he announced his secession from the Kuomintang.[1]

In September 1949, Li was elected a member of the 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He became a counsellor of the Government Council of the Central People's Government.[1] He was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was a member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.[1]

On February 2, 1975, he died of a heart attack.

References

1. Sun Jie (孙杰); Li Yuzhu (李玉珠) (2011). 李蒸：西北师范教育的拓荒者 [Li Zheng: Pioneer of Normal Education in Northwest China]. Education and Vocation (in Chinese). 31.
2. Zong Xusheng (宗绪盛) (9 November 2016). 鲜为人知的国立北平师范大学平民学校 [Civilian School of National Beiping Normal University]. China Reading Weekly (in Chinese). 5.