Xie Guansheng

Xie Guansheng
謝冠生
Image of Xie published in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries (1941)
President of the Judicial Yuan
In office
18 March 1958 – 29 November 1971
acting until 14 June 1958
Vice PresidentFu Bingchang
Xie Yingzhou
Preceded byWang Ch'ung-hui
Succeeded byTien Chung-chin
Vice President of the Judicial Yuan
In office
May 1950 – June 1958
PresidentWang Ch'ung-hui
Preceded byShi Zhiquan
Succeeded byFu Bingchang
Minister of Justice
In office
August 1937 – December 1948
Preceded byWang Yongbin [zh]
Succeeded byMei Ju-ao
Personal details
Born(1897-11-19)19 November 1897
Shengxian, Zhejiang, China
Died22 December 1971(1971-12-22) (aged 74)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materUniversity of Paris

Xie Shouchang (Chinese: 謝壽昌; 19 November 1897 – 22 December 1971) known by his courtesy name Xie Guansheng (謝冠生) was a Chinese jurist who served as Minister of Justice from 1937 to 1948. After the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan, Xie was President of the Judicial Yuan from 1958 to 1971.

Career

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Xie was born in Shengxian, Zhejiang. His grandfather, Xie Tingjun, was a businessman, and his father, Xie Kuang, a scholar.[1] Upon graduating from primary school in 1910, Xie Guansheng was admitted to Hangzhou High School. Two years later, Xie transferred to Xuhui High School, where he graduated and later became a teacher. Xie left teaching to join the Commercial Press, where he helped publish the first edition of the Ciyuan, released in 1915. Xie later served as secretary to Yve Henry [zh], who invited him to study law at Aurora University in Shanghai. Xie later furthered his legal education at the University of Paris, where he earned a doctorate.[2][3][4][5]

After returning to China, Xie taught law at Aurora University and Fudan University, among other schools. In 1926, Xie was invited to join the Wuhan-based Nationalist government as a secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Xie remained in his post after the Nationalist government had been consolidated in Nanjing.[2][3][4] Concurrently, he was dean of the law school at National Central University.[2][3][4][6] In April 1930, Xie began work for the Judicial Yuan. He moved to the Ministry of Justice in October 1934, becoming secretary of the ministry in March 1936.[2][3][4][5]

Xie succeeded Wang Yongbin [zh] as justice minister in August 1937. In May 1945, Xie was elected to the Kuomintang Central Committee. On April 23, 1947, Xie was appointed to a special committee of the Executive Yuan.[7]: 8340  He continued serving as minister of justice until December 1948, when he was named the secretary-general of the Judicial Yuan.[2][3][4][5]

Xie retreated to Taiwan with other Nationalist government officials after the Kuomintang lost the Second Chinese Civil War. In May 1950, he was named Vice President of the Judicial Yuan, serving until March 1958, when he was promoted to President of the Judicial Yuan.[2][3][5]

Xie died on 22 December 1971 in Taipei, weeks after stepping down as President of the Judicial Yuan.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 文史資料選輯 第78-80期，中国文史出版社，p. 80
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 徐友春主編 (2007). 民国人物大辞典 増訂版. 河北人民出版社. ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 劉国銘主編 (2005). 中国国民党百年人物全書. 团結出版社. ISBN 7-80214-039-0.
  4. ^ a b c d e 東亜問題調査会 (1941). 最新支那要人伝. Asahi Shimbun Company.
  5. ^ a b c d 劉寿林等編 (1995). 民国職官年表. 中華書局. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.
  6. ^ 薛化元，國史館現藏民國人物傳記史料彙編第一輯，1988年
  7. ^ 李新總主編，中國社會科學院近代史研究所中華民國史研究室編，韓信夫、姜克夫主編, ed. (July 2011). 《中華民國史大事記》. 北京: Zhonghua Book Company.
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