Hu Bijiang
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Hu Yun (Chinese: 胡筠), courtesy name Bijiang (Chinese: 筆江), (1881-1938) was a Chinese banker and former chairman of the Bank of Communications. History professor Parks Coble described him as one "of Shanghai's most prominent bankers" for that time.[1]
Hu Bijiang | |
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Hu Yun, pictured in Who's Who in China | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1938 Zhongshan, Guangdong, China (as part of the Kweilin incident) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Hu Yun |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Chairman of the Bank of Communications |
| Hu Yun | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 胡筠 | ||||||||
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| Hu Bijiang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 胡筆江 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 胡笔江 | ||||||||
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He was born in 1881. At one time he managed a Bank of Communications branch, and he suggested to an acquaintance that he create a bank for Overseas Chinese people.[2] Hu Yun later became the chairperson of the Bank of Communications.[3]
He died in the Kweilin incident in 1938.[3]
See also
- Xu Xinliu - Another banker who died in the Kweilin incident
References
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