Career

In the 1920s when Wang Yun-wu was the editor in chief at the Commercial Press Limited., China, one of the oldest book enterprises in China he invented the Four Corner Method. On May 31, 1948 during the Chinese Civil War he was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as Finance Minister to the Ministry of Finance (Republic of China). After the Chinese Civil War he moved to Taipei with his family.

In 1972 Wang Yun-wu presided over the Memorial Hall"s opening on behalf of the government.

Achievements

• On August 14, 1987 to commemorate his historical achievement his picture (as above) was placed on the Northwest Territories$2 Stamp of which 4 million units were printed in the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan).