Born:

1901

Died:

1997

Chinese diplomat. When he was consul-general in Vienna during World War II, he risked his life and career to save "perhaps tens of thousands" of Jews by issuing them visas, disobeying the instruction of his superiors.

Mentioned in

• Free and Unfree in a Faraway Place: German-speaking Refugees in China’s Foreign Concessions and the Shanghai Ghetto (Meredith Oyen)