Education
He was a Catholic and graduated from Peking University with a degree in philosophy. He studied library science at Berlin University on a government scholarship.
He was a Catholic and graduated from Peking University with a degree in philosophy. He studied library science at Berlin University on a government scholarship.
His family was from Haining, Zhejiang Province. He was the Director of Beiping National Library, now known as the National Central Library which he founded. He was also the first Director of the National Palace Museum.
Jiang was devoted to books and libraries for his entire life.
1923 Graduated Peking University
1930 Scholarship to study at Berlin University
1933 Organized the National Central Library in Nanjing and its move to wartime capital of Chongqing (Chungking). 1940-1941 Organized the funding for the rare manuscripts & books collection preservation purchase from Shanghai collectors to save them from Japanese looting.
1940 August 1, 1940 Following the move of the National Central Library to Chongqing, became the first Director. After World World War II defeat of Japan, moved library back to Nanjing in 1945-1946.
1948 the National Chinese Government moved the National Central Library to Taiwan, including the core collection of about 130,000 volumes of rare manuscript books
April 23, 1949 near the end of the Chinese civil war and Nanjing was occupied by Chinese Red Army and Jiang Fucong went to Hong Kong and Taiwan. 1951 Went to Taipei, Taiwan and was appointed professor at Taiwan University. 1954 National Central Library was re-built in Taipei.
He was re-appointed Director.
1965 The Palace Museum was re-built in Taipei and he became the first Director. 1966 Resigned as Director of National Central Library
1974 Elected to Academica Sinica
1983 Resigned from the Palace Museum.
Appointed as policy advisor to President Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國. 1990, September 21 Died in Taipei.