Tag: Eminent

Hong Kong Rotarian Chiefs of St. John Ambulance Organization By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) has been the home of 8 volunteer-chiefs of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Organization (香港聖約翰救護機構) and 5 of them had also served as Rotary International officers. There…

中文版在第 2-4頁 周雨亭太平紳士 –香港扶輪社創社理事 1930 Chau Yue-Teng, JP – Charter Member & Director of Hong Kong Rotary Club 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2015 Chau Yue-Teng (周雨亭太平紳士), JP (1872 – 1933), also known by his birth name Chau Zuan- Lin (周纘霖), was a prominent Hainan-born businessman, philanthropist, and community…

中文版在第 4-8 頁 臺南扶輪社創社社長 臺南市三任民選市長 — 葉廷珪 Yeh Ting-Kuei—Charter President of Tainan Rotary Club Three-Term Elected Mayor of Tainan City By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 12 March 2015 Yeh Ting-Kuei (葉廷珪) was a legendary Taiwanese political figure who served as the first democratically elected Mayor of Tainan City (臺南市). Famously nicknamed the…

中文版在第 2-11 頁 滬西扶輪社徐國懋–由船民子弟成長起來的博士銀行家 Shanghai West Rotarian Dr. Xu Guo-Mao A boatman’s son rose to a PhD Banker By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 Dr. Xu Guo-Mao (徐國懋博士), PhD (JHU), BA (Nanking) (1906–1994) was a pioneering Chinese banker, academic, and scholar who is historically recognized as the first doctoral- educated…

中文版在第 11-16 頁 廖烈武博士–國際扶輪 3450 地區第 35 任總監 Dr. Liu Lit-Mo, MBE, LLD, JP The 35th District 3450 Governor of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Rotary International recorded with deep sorrow the passing of District 3450 Governor 1994- 1995, Dr. Liu Lit Mo (太平紳士廖烈武博士), MBE, HonLLD (Lingnan),…

中文版在第 9-22頁 地質學泰斗丁文江博士 — 中國郵票上的天津扶輪人 Eminent Geologist Dr. V. K. Ting The Tientsin Rotarian on China Stamp By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 Dr. V. K. Ting (丁文江博士) (1887-1936) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Tientsin (天津扶輪社) who enjoyed actively the Rotary services with the focus on…

中文版在第 19-30 頁 結構工程泰斗楊寬麟 — 滬西的最後扶輪社員 Eminent Civil Engineer Young Qua-Ling The Last Rotarian of Shanghai West By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 Young Qua-Ling (楊寬麟) (1891-1971) joined the Shanghai West Rotary Club (滬西扶輪社) on 23 March 1949 (Classification: Civil Engineering) when he was Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean…

Major General William Durward Connor Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Tientsin 1923-1926 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 December 2024 Major General William Durward Connor (11 February 1874 – 16 June 1960) was an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Tientsin (天津扶輪社), Republic of China (中華民國), from 1923 to…

杭州扶輪社(1931)創社社員 — 壽景偉博士 東西方思想巧妙結合 劉敬恒 (中華扶輪史研究員) 2016 年 3 月 12 日 1931 年在中華民國浙江省省會杭州市，金融實業家壽景偉博士與 23 位社會領袖和跨界別精 英，在上海扶輪社(Shanghai Rotary Club)的指導下，組織了杭州扶輪社(Hangchow Rotary Club)。壽景偉是杭州扶輪社的創社社員，職業分類是「外匯銀行業」，當時他是中國銀行浙江 分行副行長。杭州扶輪社是中華扶輪的第五家扶輪社，也是中華扶輪史上「第一家華語扶輪社」。 國際扶輪秘書處已經確認並記錄在案，1934 年 1 月號和 4 月號的英文扶輪雜誌《The Rotarian》 還有報導。 壽景偉(Dr. Bernard K. W. Shaw)（1891-1959），字毅成，曾名肇強，別號茶傭、心月居士， 1891 年出生於大清國浙江省諸暨縣連湖鄉墨城湖。先後就讀紹興中學堂、浙江高等學堂、北京 財政學堂經濟本科(後學堂併入國立法政專門學校)。1914 年(民國 3 年)畢業後，應浙江法政專 門學校校長周伯雄禮聘執教，講授財政學及經濟學六年，之間任商科主任兩年。後到上海任職於 商務印書館業務科副科長；又與王雲五、蔣百器等人共同創辦公民書局，擔任《公民月刊》編輯 主任。在此期間，他編著出版了《財政學》《財政詮要》《應用統計淺釋》等書。此外還著述出 版了《中美英法德日信託業務比較論》一書。同時，「中國合作運動之父」經濟專家薛仙舟邀請 壽景偉到復旦大學講授信託業務一年，兼任吳淞中國公學財政學教授。壽景偉後又返回浙江法政 專門學校，任商科主任兼財政學教授。當時，正值國家內憂外患，志士救亡圖存，五四運動高潮 之際。壽景偉激於愛國熱情，發表了《關於日本所提二十一條侵略意圖的剖析》一文，引發社會 上的強烈反響。 東西方思想巧妙結合 1923 年，壽景偉考取浙江省公費留學。與三弟壽勉成同往美國，兄弟兩人合用這筆官費， 勤工儉學。壽景偉進入 哥倫比亞大學 (Columbia…

中文版在第 13-21 頁 廣州扶輪社員陳榮捷博士–中華哲學和宗教學的世界領先者之一 Canton Rotarian Dr. Wing-Tsit Chan One of the world’s leading scholars of Chinese Philosophy and Religion By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2024 Dr. Wing-Tsit Chan, PhD (Harvard), BA (Lingnan) (陳榮捷博士) (18 August 1901 – 12 August 1994), American Chinese, was a scholar and professor best known…

T. C. Lai — President of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (14th term, 1967-1968) 賴恬昌 — 香港西區扶輪社第十四屆 1967-1968 年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022 年 12 月 1 日 賴恬昌太平紳士 (T. C. Lai, JP) (1921-2022) 是翻譯學者、書畫家，香港西區扶輪社 (Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club)第十四屆 1967-1968 年度社長。1970 年 3 月 11 日獲香 港總督戴麟趾爵士(Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench)委任為非官守太平紳士。…

中文版在第 12-21 頁 拿督楊鐵樑爵士 領導中國香港紅十字會十二年的扶輪人 Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang  the Rotarian headed the Chinese Hong Kong Red Cross for 12 years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2023 Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang (拿督楊鐵樑爵士) (30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023),…

Hong Kong Rotarian Edward Cock Commodore of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club & President of Hong Kong Scouts By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 24 December 2015 Edward Cock (谷克太平紳士), MBE, AMICE, MINA, JP, (1884-1969) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong ( 香 港 扶 輪 社 )…

Wuchang/Hankow Rotarian–Bishop Alfred Alonzo Gilman President of Boone University & Hua Chung University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 August 2015 The Right Reverend Alfred Alonzo Gilman (孟良佐主教), S.T.D. (23 August 1878 – 13 September 1966) was an American missionary to Asia. He first joined Rotary as a charter member and Vice-President…

中文版在第 10-20頁 香港議政局首席華人非官守議員 香港扶輪社員–羅旭龢爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 July 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢爵士), Kt, CMG, HonLLD (HKU), JP (14 February 1880 – 23 May 1949), was Charter Member of the…

Hong Kong Rotarian Reginald David Walker Railway Engineer and Volunteer Regiment Officer By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2015 Reginald David Walker (獲嘉), OBE, MC, ARCS, DIC, MInstCE, (1892-1952), Chartered Civil Engineer, was in 1930-40s an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶 輪社) holding the Classification “Transportation…

中文版在第 5-9 頁 香港扶輪社員李子方-東亞銀行聯合創辦人 Hong Kong Rotarian Li Tse-Fong Co-Founder of the Bank of East Asia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2015 The Honourable Li Tse-Fong (李子方/李子芳/李作聯), BA (HKU), JP (21 September 1891 – 5 September 1953) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician. He was a founder of the…

中文版在第 12-18 頁 濟南扶輪社王國棟產科教授–香港大學醫學院院長 Tsinan Rotarian obstetrician Professor Gordon King Dean of Medical Faculty of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 Professor Gordon King (王國棟教授), OBE, HonLLD (HKU), HonMD (UWA), FRACS, FRCOG, FRCS, LRCP, MRCS (7 July 1900 – 4 October 1991), British obstetrician and gynaecologist who…

Rotarian Charles Edward Michael Terry Founding Commissioner of Hong Kong Civil Aid Service in 1951-1967 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2016 The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (泰利), CBE, CStJ, JP (1897 – 13 April 1980), Assistant General Manager of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.…

Henry Ching, OBE, JP The First Hong Kong Rotarian Journalist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2016 Henry Ching, Editor, South China Morning Post Henry Ching, OBE, JP (2 November 1891 – 31 March 1968), career journalist, Editor of 《South China Morning Post》(SCMP) (南華早報), joined the Rotary Club of Hong Kong…