| 英文摘要: |
As a member of the last generation of xiucai 秀才 (one who passed the imperial examination at the county level) in the Qing dynasty, and as the first Chinese national to hold a Western doctoral degree in geology, Wong Wen-hao made significant advances in the theoretical study of China’s geological structure and metallogeny, especially while serving as long-term director of the Geological Survey. He established himself as the founder of modern Chinese geology and geography and a leader of the Republic of China’s scientific community, enjoying much international prestige along the way. In the 1930s, faced with an increasingly grave national crisis, Wong resorted to a career in politics, relinquishing his geological studies. During wartime, he served as the highest economic administrator in the Chinese government, committed to exploring every avenue for the advance of national industrialization. In the postwar years, Wong assumed the office of president of the Executive Yuan, and presided over the failed currency reform. After a stint of exile after the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949, Wong returned to China, though he was relegated to obscurity due to his association with the Nationalist regime. |
