Yu Youren

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Yu You-ren (Chinese: 于右任; pinyin: Yú Yòurèn; born 11 April 1878/1879 - died 10 November 1964) was an educator and politician of the Republic of China.

[edit] Biography

Yu spent his yearly years in his home town Shangshi. He passed the Provincial level of Civil Service Examination under the Imperial Qin Dynasty. Yu was a member of the Kuomintang and considered a founding member of the the party. As a journalist and newspaper publisher in Shanghai he was the driving force to advocate revolutionary ideas to change the Imperial Dynasty to a modern Republic. During the second revolution he was in charge of military forces engaged in military campaign with Yuan Shek-Kai. He later became the first president of Shanghai University (上海大学) in the 1920s.

[edit] Calligraphy

Yu You-ren was a scholar of calligraphy and is regarded as one China's modern masters. His works in cursive and semi-cursive manner are intensely animated. He is perhaps best known for his calligraphy and published related works on the topic.Because his later years were spend in Taiwan, his writing style is very popular and his works are considered very desirable by collectors.

He was elected as head of Control Yuan with the Nationalist China for 34 years. While in office he was a staunch supporter of Chiang Kai-Shek, President of Republic of China. He passed away in Taipei, Taiwan.

[edit] References

• Yu Lian-hwa, An Encyclopedia of Chinese Artists, Shanghai, 1980, page 13.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhao Daiwen	President of Control Yuan 1930-1964	Succeeded by Li Shih-tsung