Background
Chi-chun Lin was born in 1897 in Shanghai, China.
Chi-chun Lin was born in 1897 in Shanghai, China.
He attended Tsing Hua College, Peking, in 1911, and in 1913-16. He then went to America where he attended Iowa State College, 1916-17; Ohio State University 1919, from which he was graduated with honor, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Ceramic Engineering.
While in America Mr. Lin acted as assistant ceramist of the Mosiac Tile Company, Zanesville, Ohio, 1919-20, and research ceramic engineer of the General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Mr,. Lin after returning to China in the spring of 1921 investigated the pottery, industries at Ishun and Kingteh-cheng under the auspices of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai. He made personal visits to some ten different provinces in China, investigating clay mining, brick and tile manufacture, glass and enamel making and other ceramic industries. Mr. Lin acted as engineer of the Ta Hu Cement Company, Wusih.