Jin Bangzheng (; 1886–1946), or P. C. King,

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Zhongfan (), was a Chinese educator and industrialist who served as

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from August 1920 to April 1922.

Biography

Jin was born in Yuting Town of Yi County,

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, in 1886, to Jin Qing'ci (; ?-1905), an official in the Qing government. His elder brother Jin Bangping () was an official and industrialist in the late

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and the early

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. He primarily studied at old-style private schools in both

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and

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cities. After graduating from Nankai High School, he was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Qing government. He pursued advanced studies in the

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, first earning a master's degree in silviculture from

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and then bachelor's degree in science from

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in 1914. He helped initiation of the

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with Ren Hongjun,

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, Guo Tanxian, etc. He returned to China after graduation and worked as a teacher in universities and colleges. In 1920 he was appointed

, and held that office until April 1922. Then he founded the Yaohua Flat Glass Factory in

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. Later he was manager of Shanghai Commercial Saving Bank in Beijing. He died in 1946.

References

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