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Pú (surname)
Pú (蒲) is a Chinese surname. Notable people * Fu Jian (317–355) (Chinese: 苻健; 317–355), originally named Pu Jian (蒲健, name changed 350), courtesy name Jianye (建業), the founding emperor of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin * Pu Shougeng (c. 1250–1284), Chinese Muslim merchant and administrator * Pu Songling (蒲松齡), Qing dynasty Chinese writer, best known as the author of ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' * Pu Hua (蒲華, c. 1834–1911), Qing dynasty landscape painter and calligrapher * Pu Tze-chun (蒲澤春; born 1956), Taiwanese admiral and scholar * Mu-ming Poo (born 1948), Chinese-American neuroscientist ** Ai-jen Poo Ai-jen Poo (, ; born 1974) is an American labor activist. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is also the director of Caring Across Generations, a national coalition of 200 advocacy organizations working to tran ... (蒲艾眞; born 1974), American labor activist, director of the National Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Jian (317–355)
Fu Jian (; 317–355), originally named Pu Jian (蒲健, name changed 350), courtesy name Jianye (建業), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jingming of Former Qin (前秦景明帝), was the founding emperor of the Di-led Chinese Former Qin dynasty. During the reign of Shi Hu of Later Zhao Pú Jiàn was born, as Pu Hong (蒲洪)'s third son, by Lady Jiang, in 317, while Pu Hong was a Di chieftain under Han-Zhao. However, he grew up largely during the time when Pu Hong served under Later Zhao's emperor Shi Hu. Shi Hu, while outwardly appreciative of Pu Hong's service, was deeply apprehensive of the loyalty Pu's Di soldiers had for him, and so secretly killed Pu Hong's two oldest sons. However, impressed with Pú Jiàn's bravery, archery, horsemanship, and generosity, Shi Hu favored him greatly and spared him. In 349, as Shi Hu was gravely ill, he commissioned Pu Hong to be the governor of Yong Province (雍州, modern central and northern Shaanxi). However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Shougeng
Pu Shougeng (; fl. c. 1250–1284) was a Muslim merchant and administrator of China's Southern Song and Yuan dynasties. The surname Pu was likely derived from Arabic '' Abū'' (father). Pu's family background is unknown. According to one theory, his family came from Central Asia to Sichuan during the early Song and later emigrated to Quanzhou. According to another, they arrived in the Southern Song from Champa. The most likely scenario is that his family was of South Arabian or Central Asian Persian origin and settled in Guangzhou. Pu was one of the wealthiest merchants in Fujian when, around 1250, he was appointed Superintendent of Maritime Trade in Quanzhou. He held the post for almost thirty years, using it to amass great wealth. When the Southern Song court fled to Quanzhou, Pu claimed that there were many royal clan members in Quanzhou waiting to welcome the emperor; these clansmen, Pu alleged, wished to make Quanzhou the new Song capital. However, Pu Shougeng’s loyalty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Songling
Pu Songling ( zh, t= , 5 June 1640 – 25 February 1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of '' Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' (''Liaozhai zhiyi''). Biography Pu was born into a poor merchant family from Zichuan (淄川, in Zibo, Shandong). At the age of 18, he received the Xiucai degree in the Imperial examination. It was not until he was 71 that he was awarded the '' Gongsheng'' ("tribute student") degree for his achievement in literature rather than for passing the Imperial exam. He spent most of his life working as a private tutor, collecting stories that were later published in '' Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' in 1740. Some critics attribute the Vernacular Chinese novel '' Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan'' ("Marriage Destinies to Awaken the World") to him. Translations of his work * ''Strange Tales from Liaozhai'', 6 volumes (tr. Sidney L. Sondergard). Jain Pub Co., 2008-2014. . * ''Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' (tr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Hua
Pú Huá (Wade–Giles: P'u Hua, traditional: 蒲華, simplified: 蒲华, pinyin: Pú Huá); c. 1834–1911 was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Information Pu was born in Jiaxing in the Zhejiang ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = ( Hangzhounese) ( Ningbonese) (Wenzhounese) , image_skyline = 玉甑峰全貌 - panoramio.jpg , image_caption = View of the Yandang Mountains , image_map = Zhejiang i ... province. His style name was 'Zuo Ying'. Pu painted landscapes and ink bamboo in an unconventional style of free and easy brush strokes. References 1830s births 1911 deaths Qing dynasty landscape painters Artists from Jiaxing Painters from Zhejiang {{China-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Tze-chun
Pu Tze-chun () is a Taiwanese military official and a former admiral of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. He is the 11th Vice Minister of Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China), National Defense, taking office in May 2017. He stepped down in February 2018. Education Pu graduated from Republic of China Naval Academy in 1978 and Naval War College in the United States in 1997. He then graduated from I-Shou University, where he received a PhD, Ph.D. in Public Management, public management studies. Republic of China Armed Forces Speaking at Legislative Yuan as the Vice Chief of the General Staff (Executive) of the Republic of China Armed Forces in October 2015 regarding Territorial disputes in the South China Sea, South China Sea territorial disputes, Pu said that the armed forces would defend the nation and also appeal to the international community. References 1956 births Living people People from Yangmei District Republic of China Navy admirals { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu-ming Poo
Mu-ming Poo (; born October 31, 1948) is a Chinese neuroscientist. He is the Paul Licht Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and the Founding Director of the Shanghai-based Institute of Neuroscience (ION) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was awarded the 2016 Gruber Prize in Neuroscience for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity. At ION, Poo led a team of scientists that produced the world's first truly cloned primates, a pair of crab-eating macaques called Zhongzhong and Huahua in 2017, using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Poo is academicians of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Academia Sinica, and CAS. Early life and education Poo was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China on October 31, 1948. When he was one, his family moved to Taiwan because of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Influenced by his father, an aeronautical engineer, he was interested in physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai-jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo (, ; born 1974) is an American labor activist. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is also the director of Caring Across Generations, a national coalition of 200 advocacy organizations working to transform the long-term care system in the US, with a focus on the needs of aging Americans, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. She is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award.Lee, Felicia R. (September 17, 2014)"MacArthur Awards Go to 21 Diverse Fellows" ''The New York Times''. In February 2015, the New Press released her book, ''The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America''. She has been mentioned as a potential future Secretary of Labor under a Democratic administration. Biography Ai-jen Poo was born to Taiwanese American parents. Her father, Mu-ming Poo, is a neuroscientist and one-time political activist who emigrated from Taiwan in the 1970s. Her mother Wen-jen Hwu has a PhD in chemist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Jun Jin
"Kevin" Pu Junjin (; born 17 June 1984) is a Chinese racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Asian Formula Renault Series, Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series amongst others. Racing career Pu began his career in 2011 in karting. In 2012 he switched to the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup China. He raced in the Formula Masters China championship from 2013–14, at the same time he also competed in the Asian Le Mans Series finishing 2nd in the LMP2 championship standings in 2014. In 2014 he also in raced in the Asian Formula Renault Series, he finished the season 4th in the championship standings. In 2015 he switched to the European Le Mans Series finishing 10th in the championship standings that year. In October 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Asia Racing Team Asia Racing Team (also known as ART Motorsports) is a China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Zhelong
Pu Zhelong (; 1912–1997) was a Chinese entomologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Biography Born in Yunnan, Pu's family was originally from Qinzhou, Guangxi. He graduated from Sun Yat-sen University College of Agriculture in 1935, earned his PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1949. He became Professor and Dean of Life Sciences at Sun Yat-sen University. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980. Pu is also known for his work of bringing together international (''yang'' 洋， "foreign") scientific knowledge and Chinese (''tu'' 土， "local") knowledge, thus playing an important, and exemplary role, in the history of science in the context of Chinese political history. "Pu’s work also reflects the emphasis on nationalist self-reliance produced by economic constraints, China's odd position in Cold War The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu Tiansheng
Pu Tiansheng (or Pu Tian-shen, Chinese: 蒲添生, 1912.06.19~1996.05.31) was a well-known Taiwanese sculptor. He created Taiwan's first ever likeness of Sun Yat-sen, today on display in front of Taipei Zhongshan Hall. He was a pioneer of modern sculpture in Taiwan, founder of Taiwan's first bronze casting factory. Early life Born into a family of traditional painters in 1912, Pu Tiansheng's father Pu Ying ran the Wenjin picture framing shop on Chiayi's Mei Street (renamed Chengren St. after the war). Pu Tiansheng's talents in painting were directly influenced by his childhood environment. At the age of fourteen, his glue color painting ''Gamecock''（''鬥雞''）won first place at the Hsinchu Art Exhibition. In 1929, he joined the Chun-Meng Painting Society established by his neighbor Lin Yushan and Pan Chunyuan, a painter from Tainan. Members of the Chun-Meng Painting Society group were devoted to the study of Oriental painting, and included artists such as Zhu Futing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
