Kwong-Chai Chu
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Biography
Mr. Kwong-Chai Chu (Pinyin: Guang-Cai Zhu; Simplified Chinese: 朱光彩; 12 December 1901 – 22 April 1992) was a Chinese hydraulic engineer, who received his CIE (Chinese Institute of Engineers) Award in 1947 for "for his flood control engineering dealing with the unruly and turbulent Yellow River".
Biography
According to an introduction in a book dictated by former finance minister (1969-1976) of Republic of China Kwoh-Ting Li (p. 587):
"Mr. Kwong-Chai Chu was born in Xichuan County, Henan, and graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Tongji University and subsequently Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) ... He had served as the Director of the Engineering Bureau since July 1946 for the restoration of the levees of the Yellow River near Huayuankou."
Legacy
Several scholarships has been established under his name in several institutions, such as the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (CICHE), Cheng Kung Cultural Foundation as well as National Cheng Kung University.