Kong Zhaoshou

Kong Zhaoshou (simplified Chinese: 孔昭绶; traditional Chinese: 孔昭綬; pinyin: Kǒng Zhāoshòu; 1876-1929), a direct male-line 71st generation descendant of Confucius,[1] was a Chinese educator who twice served as President of Hunan First Normal University from April 1913 to January 1914, and September 1916 to September 1918. His students included Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, Xiao San, He Shuheng, Li Weihan, and Li Lisan.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.
Kong Zhaoshou
孔昭绶
President of Hunan First Normal University
In office
April 1913 – January 1914
Preceded byZeng Peilin (曾沛霖)
Succeeded byZhu Zhenhuang (朱振黄)
In office
September 1916 – September 1918
Preceded byPeng Zhengshu (彭政枢)
Succeeded byWen Huidian (文徽典)
Personal details
Born1876
Liuyang, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died1929 (aged 52–53)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, Republic of China
NationalityChinese
Children2 sons and 2 daughters
Alma materHunan Youji Normal College
Hosei University
OccupationEducator

Names

His style name was Mingquan (明权), and his art name was Jingcheng (竟成) and Jingju (劲榉), his pen name was Rangyi (攘夷).

Biography

Kong was born and raised in Dahu Town of Liuyang, Hunan. He graduated from Hunan Youji Normal College in 1910. In April 1913, he served as President of Hunan First Normal University, he persecuted by Yuan Shikai for his criticism of Empire of China (1915–1916). In January 1914, Tang Xiangming, a naval officer supporter of Yuan Shikai, sent his soldiers to arrest Kong, but he escaped to Japan and studied at Hosei University. In 1916, after the death of Yuan Shikai, Tan Yankai succeeded Tang Xiangming to become Governor of Hunan, he invited Kong to serve as President of Hunan First Normal University. In November 1917, Fu Liangzuo, a naval officer supporter of Duan Qirui, with his army attacked Changsha, but soon they were run off the land by Kong and his students. In 1922, Kong became Vice Parliamentary Leader of Hunan Provincial Council. He died of illness at Kangji Hospital of Nanjing in 1929.

Personal life

Kong and his wife (her surname was Tang 汤) had two sons and two daughters.[3]

  • Son: Kong Bolin (孔柏林)
  • Son: Kong Quanlin (孔权麒).

References
  1. "浏阳滩头，隐藏着一座孔氏家庙". Sina (in Chinese). 2008.
  2. "毛泽东老师孔昭绶墓有望被重新修缮". Liuyang News (in Chinese). 2010-12-06.
  3. Yang Jingsi (1994). "Biography of Kong Zhaoshou". Hunan Library (in Chinese).
Educational offices
Previous:
Zeng Peilin (曾沛霖)		 President of Hunan First Normal University
April 1913-January 1914		 Next:
Zhu Zhenhuang (朱振黄)
Previous:
Peng Zhengshu (彭政枢)		 President of Hunan First Normal University
September 1916-September 1918		 Next:
Wen Huidian (文徽典)


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