Hsieh Sam-chung
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Hsieh Sam-chung | |
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謝森中 | |
| Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 June 1989 – 31 May 1994 | |
| President | Lee Teng-hui |
| Preceded by | Chang Chi-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Liang Kuo-shu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1919 Mei County, Guangdong |
| Died | 24 April 2004 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Spouse | Xie Yanxi |
| Alma mater | National Central University University of Minnesota |
Hsieh Sam-chung (Chinese: 謝森中; pinyin: Xiè Sēnzhōng; 13 November 1919 – 24 April 2004) was a Taiwanese economist who served as the 13th Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China.
Biography[edit]
Hsieh was born in Mei County, Guangdong into a Hakka family. He received a master's degree in agricultural economics from the National Central University in Nanking, and proceeded to obtain a doctorate in agricultural economics from the University of Minnesota in the United States.[1] From 1951 to 1965, he served in the Department of Agriculture in Taiwan. Later, he moved to the Philippines to serve as a founding director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), where he also served as a visiting professor at the University of the Philippines. At the ADB, he helped advance the Green Revolution.[2] After returning to Taiwan, he held various positions, finally becoming the president of the Central Bank of the Republic of China in 1989.
Legacy[edit]
Following Hsieh's death, his family endowed the Dr. Sam-Chung Hsieh Memorial Lecture series at Stanford University,[3] and donated his personal archive to Stanford University Libraries' Special Collections.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hseih Sam-Chung 谢森中". University of Minnesota China Center. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Lessons of History: The Rise and Fall of Technology in Chinese History with Professor Yasheng Huang". Lessons of History: The Rise and Fall of Technology in Chinese History. Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Freeman Spogli Institute and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Sam-Chung Hsieh Memorial Lecture". Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Hsieh (Sam Chung) Papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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