Wang Mo Explained

Wang Mo (traditional Chinese: Chinese: 王謨; simplified Chinese: Chinese: 王谟; pinyin: Wáng Mó; Wade-Giles: Wang Mo) (1895^[1] - 1958) was a politician and educator in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing). He was born in Yilong, Sichuan.

Biography

Wang Mo went to Japan where he graduated the Tokyo Teacher's High School (Japanese: 東京高等師範学校; Now, the Tokyo University of Education, Japanese: 東京教育大学) and the Tokyo Imperial University. Later he returned to China, he successively held the positions of Professor of the National University of Wuchang (Chinese: 國立武昌大學), National University of Beiping (Chinese: 國立北平大學), Teacher's College (Chinese: 師範大學) and Tsinghua University.^[2] And he was also elected to Senator of the Beijing Government.^[3] Later he worked as president of the National Teacher's University of Beiping (Chinese: 國立北平師範大學), from 1942, he also worked as a professor at this university.^[2]

In November 1943, upon the North China Political Council (Chinese: 華北政務委員會) was reformed, Wang Mo was catapulted to Chief of the General Office for Education (Chinese: 教育總署督辦) and Executive Member of the same Council. In next July, he resigned his post.^[4]

Following the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Wang was arrested by Chiang Kai-shek's government and imprisoned in Nanjing. He received a sentence of 10 years in prison. However, in 1949 he was released and retired in Beijing. He died in 1958.^[5]

Alma mater

University of Tsukuba
University of Tokyo

References

Book: Liu Shoulin (Chinese: 刘寿林) (etc.ed.). The Chronological Table of the Republic's Officer (Chinese: 民国职官年表). 1995. Zhonghua Book Company. 7-101-01320-1. Book: Guo Qingyou (Chinese: 郭卿友) (main ed.). List of Military and Political Officer on the Era of Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民国時期軍政職官誌). 1990. Gansu People's Press (Gansu Renmin Chubanshe; Chinese: 甘粛人民出版社). 7-226-00582-4. Book: Li Yingcai (Chinese: 李英才). Wang Mo, Executive Member and Chief of the General Office for Education of North China Political Council (Chinese: 华北政务委员会常务委员、教育总署督办王谟). 1998. from the Special Edition of Literary&Historical Materials in Yilong Vol.18 (仪陇文史资料选辑 第18辑)

Notes and References

1. [Asahi Shimbun]
2. Asahi Shimbun, November 12, 1943, p.2.
3. Liu (etc. ed.) p.1255.
4. Guo (main ed.) p.1885. After Wang Mo's resigning, the Chairperson of the North China Political Council Wang Kemin concurrently held the position of Chief of the General Office for Education until February 1945.
5. Li, pp.159-160.