Liang Dunyan

Liang Dunyan (Chinese: 梁敦彦; Wade–Giles: Liang Tun-yen; 1857, Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire – May 10, 1924, Tianjin, Republic of China) was a Qing dynasty diplomat and politician. A graduate of Yale University,[1] he served as the minister of foreign affairs in the first cabinet of China under Yikuang (Prince Qing) and later in the cabinet of Yuan Shikai. A monarchist, he supported the Manchu Restoration of July 1917 and was the foreign minister under Zhang Xun.

Liang Dunyan
梁敦彦
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Transport
In office May 1914 – April 1916
President	Yuan Shikai
Preceded by	Zhu Qiqian
Succeeded by	Cao Rulin
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Imperial Cabinet
In office 8 May 1911 – 1 November 1911
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Prime Minister	Yikuang, Prince Qing
Preceded by	Position esetablished Himself (as Secretary of Foreign Affairs)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office 1908-1910
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Preceded by	Yuan Shikai
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Personal details
Born	1857 Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	10 May 1924 Tianjin, Republic of China
Children	3
Alma mater	Yale University
Awards	Order of the Double Dragon Order of the Sacred Treasure

Liang Dunyan

Liang Dunyan as a child in San Francisco with other young children, September 1872

Bibliography

• 徐友春主編 (2007). 民国人物大辞典 増訂版|和書. 河北人民出版社. ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
• 劉寿林ほか編 (1995). 民国職官年表|和書. Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.

References

1. "LIANG-TUN-YEN LIKES AMERICAN SCHOOLING; A Yale Graduate Himself, the ex- Foreign Minister Brings His Boys to be Educated". The New York Times. 1910-12-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-08.