Tag: Eminent

上海扶輪社理事 1926-1930–李元信 Shanghai Charity Innovator William Yinson Lee Shanghai Rotary Club – Director 1926-1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2014 Mr. and Mrs. William Yinson Lee, 1916 (Courtesy of the National Archives of Australia) William Yinson Lee (李元信), Australian Chinese, was elected an Active Member of the Rotary Club of…

上海扶輪社員–盧宗澄 無線電通信工程專家 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2014 年 3 月 1 日 盧宗澄 (T. C. Loo)，無線電通信工程專家，中國國際無線電通信事業的開拓者。長期從事 中國國際無線電臺的建設、運行及管理工作，現代通信系統和設備的研究以及通信科技人才的培 養工作。對創建和發展中國國際無線電通信事業作出了貢獻。 1948 年 2 月 26 日，盧宗澄參加了上海扶輪社(Shanghai Rotary Club) 為現職社員，職業分 類「通訊服務–無線電服務」，是中華民國政府上海國際電臺管理工程師。上海扶輪社成立於 1919 年 7 月，可惜的是，由於不利的政治和社會環境，上海扶輪社於 1951 年 10 月 16 日解散。 年 表 1906 年 6 月 15 日出生於大清國浙江省海鹽縣。 1927 年上海交通大學電機系畢業。 1927—1928 年任上海無線電製造廠工程師。 1928—1929 年任上海無線電臺工程師。 1929—1932 年任上海無線電總臺工程師、管理工程師。 1933 年赴英國馬可尼無線電製造廠(The Marconi…

中文版在第 7-12 頁 成都扶輪社張凌高–曾是「華西垻」的精神領袖 Chengtu Rotarian Lincoln Dsang—the spiritual leader in Huaxiba By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2015 Dr. Lincoln Dsang (張凌高博士), PhD (Drew), MA (Northwestern), BA (WCUU) (1890– 1955) was a Charter Member (Classification: Education—Universities) on 9 January 1939 of Chengtu Rotary Club ( 成都扶輪社 ), in the capital…

教育家陳芝美博士–福州扶輪社創社社員 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2016 年 8 月 1 日 陳芝美博士 Dr. James L. Ding 陳芝美博士(Dr. James L. Ding)(1896-1972)在任鶴齡英華中學校長時，是福州扶輪社 (Foochow Rotary Club)創社 24 名社員之一，職業分類為「中學教育」。他後來在 1938-1939 年 度擔任理事。 福州扶輪社是在福建省省會成立的第一個社，也是在中華民國成立的第八家扶輪社。那是 1933 年 3 月 10 日，上海扶輪社(Shanghai Rotary Club)1930-1931 年度社長費吳生(George Ashmore Fitch)寫信給國際扶輪，表示上海扶輪社擴展委員會決定在福州成立一家新的扶輪社。 隨後，他利用自己的職業為基督教青年會(Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA)中華全國 總幹事的身分，邀請基督教青年會福州分會協助組織。福州扶輪社成立於 1933 年 6 月 21 日，7 月 31 日加入國際扶輪，證書編號 1913(b)，沒有地區編列。該社成立後，出版了名為《榕聲 The…

Shanghai Rotarian Ding Zuocheng–a pioneer in China’s instrument industry Researcher on the history of Rotary in China Liu Jingheng November 10, 2014 Robert T. C. Ting, MEng (Chicago), BSc (Nanking) joined on March 26, 1931 Shanghai Rotary Club (Shanghai Rotary Club), the occupational classification is “Mechanical Equipment-Scientific Instruments and Instrument Manufacturing”, and the then “Graduate…

臺灣汽車之父 — 嚴慶齡 臺北扶輪社 1967-1968 年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022 年 11 月 1 日 嚴慶齡、吳舜文伉儷 嚴慶齡 (Yen Tsing-Ling)(1909-1981)，臺灣汽車之父，是臺北扶輪社(Taipei Rotary Club) 1967-1968 年度社長。當年的臺北扶輪社，是國際扶輪 345 地區的一員。345 地區的地理區域， 包括中華民國臺灣省、英國殖民地香港、葡萄牙屬地澳門。1967-1968 年度的總監是 John Louis Marden (約翰馬登) (香港扶輪社 Hong Kong Rotary Club)，年度主題是「發揮您們扶輪的效 能」(Make Your Rotary Membership Effective)。在 1971-1972 年度，嚴慶齡擔任了地區總監 代表(今天的職稱是「助理總監」)，負責監理臺灣境內所有扶輪社。 1971 年 9 月 7 日，國際扶輪 345 地區總監蔡永興(Robert Choa)伉儷自香港飛抵臺北，總監在 臺灣地區代表嚴慶齡（左）到機場歡迎。蔡永興總監對臺灣地區的扶輪社，進行公式訪問十天。 2…

Shanghai Rotarian — Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis Swedish Consul General in the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat and baron whose career focused on representing neutral Sweden in key international postings during the interwar and World War II eras, was…

中文版在第 10-12 頁 梧州扶輪社員唐汝琪主教–在華奉獻了天主教傳教事業五十餘年 Wuchow Rotarian — Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy Catholic missionary dedicated over five decades to evangelization in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 The Most Reverend Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy (唐汝琪主教), M.M. (13 January 1903 – 5 February 1988) was an American Catholic missionary and bishop…

中文版在第 4-6 頁 梧州扶輪社員賴存忠神父–香港瑪利諾神父教會學校創辦人 Wuchow Rotarian — Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly Founder of Maryknoll Fathers’ School in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2024 Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly (賴存忠神父), M.M. (1912–1994) was a Maryknoll priest who served at the Catholic mission in Wuchow (Wuzhou), Kwangsi (Guangxi) Province, Republic of…

Tientsin Rotarian — Norman Hinsdale Pitman Translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western audiences By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Norman Hinsdale Pitman, MA (Tennessee) (12 June 1876 – 6 March 1925) was an American educator and author recognized for his work in translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western…

中文版在第 10-12 頁 和記洋行大班–嘉薛地 Hong Kong Rotarian Philip Stanley Cassidy Taipan of the John D. Hutchison & Company By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2016 The Honourable Philip Stanley Cassidy (嘉薛地), CBE, JP (30 March 1889 – 14 May 1971) was a British entrepreneur. He was taipan of the John D.…

Journalist Wilfred Victor Pennell, OBE Former Tientsin Rotarian served Hong Kong Rotary Club as President 1954-55 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 According to the archives of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), Wilfred Victor Pennell (潘納祿), OBE, (1892-1977) was its President in 1954-1955. Prior to that, Pennell was…

Tientsin Rotarian – Dr. George Crofts pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for Western museums By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 May 2015 Dr. George Crofts, HonLLD (Ontario), (1872–1925) was a prominent Irish fur trader and art collector who became a pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for…

中文版在第 13-14 頁 天津扶輪社員張謙博士–出使美國、歐洲和南美洲的傑出外交官 Tientsin Rotarian – Dr. Henry K. Chang Prominent diplomat across the United States, Europe, and South America By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2015 Dr. Henry K. Chang (張謙博士), HonLLD (USC), LLB (Pennsylvania) (1888–1977), ethnic Cantonese, was a prominent diplomat for the Republic of China (中華民國) in…

Maurice Frederick Key, OBE Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce A Rotarian Internee during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong 1942-1945 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 Maurice Frederick Key, OBE, (1886-1969), Briton from Chester, Cambridgeshire, England, was Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce…

**Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo** Ninth District Governor of Rotary International District 345 Researched by Liu Jingheng October 1, 2013 Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo (1913 – December 26, 1989) was the charter president of the Rotary Club of Taipei North when it was founded in 1959. He later served as Governor of Rotary International…

中文版在第 4-11 頁 南京扶輪社員錢天鶴 — 中國現代農業科學的先驅者 Nanking Rotarian Chien Tien-Ho Pioneer of modern agricultural science in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 Chien Tien-Ho (also known as T. H. Chien or O. T. Chien) (錢天鶴), MSc (Cornell), BSc (Cornell) (27 February 1893 – 20 August 1972) was a prominent…

中文版在第 14-22 頁 南京扶輪社員張道藩 — 中華民國(臺灣)立法院第一屆院長 Nanking Rotarian Chang Tao-Fan President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China 1952-1961 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Chang Tao-Fan (張道藩) (9 August 1897 – 12 June 1968) was a Chinese politician, artist, and playwright who rose to prominence as a…

Eminent Rotarians awarded Silver Wolf or Bronze Wolf By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Formerly the first chief editor of《Hong Kong Scouting》magazine in 1970s-80s 1 August 2017 (The 110 years of World Scouting) In the Rotary China History, there had been 3 eminent Rotarians honoured with the highest awards of the Scouting Movement:…

中文版在第 9-11 頁 周埈年爵士 — 育有三個扶輪社長兒子的扶輪社員 Sir Tsun-Nin Chau A Rotarian Father of Three Sons of Rotary Club Presidents By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Tsun-Nin Chau, Kt, CBE, OStJ, HonLLD (HKU), MA (Oxon), LLB (Oxon), JP (周埈年爵士) (22 December 1893 – 27 January 1971), ethnic…