Bin Bucheng

His style name was Min'gai (敏陔), and his art name was Yilu (艺庐).[1]

Bin was born Bin Xiaocong (Chinese: 宾孝聪) in Dong'an County, Hunan, on January 12, 1880, during the Qing Empire.[1] He attended Lianghu Academy (Chinese: 两湖书院) and Jiangbin School (Chinese: 将弁学堂).[1] In 1900, the Qing government sent him to Germany to study at Technical University of Berlin, majoring in mechanical engineering.[1][2] He joined the Tongmenghui when he was in Berlin.[1]

He returned to China in 1908, he worked as an engineer at Guangdong-Hubei Railway Bureau, and later became the factory director of Jinling Arsenal. In 1913, he was appointed as President of Hunan University, and held that office until 1923.[1] Hunan University's motto, "Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers" (Chinese: 实事求是), was founded by Bin Bucheng.[3][4]

He founded Pili Pao (Chinese: 《霹雳报》) in 1932. In January 1938, he served as president of Guomin Daily (Chinese: 《国民日报》).[1]

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the Hunan government and the director of Hunan Refugee Relief Agency.[1]

He founded Seventh Hunan Provincial High School and Mingxian Girls' School in 1942.[1]

On December 27, 1943, he died of illness in Changsha, Hunan.[1]