Xie Guansheng
politician
Xie Shouchang (Chinese: 謝壽昌; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Kuan-sheng; 19 November 1897 – 22 December 1971), known by his courtesy name Xie Guansheng (謝冠生), was a Chinese jurist who served as Minister of Justice from 1937 to 1948. After the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan, Xie was President of the Judicial Yuan from 1958 to 1971.
Career
Xie was born in Shengxian, Zhejiang. His grandfather, Xie Tingjun, was a businessman, and his father, Xie Kuang, a scholar. Upon graduating from primary school in 1910, Xie Guansheng was admitted to Hangzhou High School. Two years later, Xie transferred to Xuhui High School, where he graduated and later became a teacher. Xie left teaching to join the Commercial Press, where he helped publish the first edition of the Ciyuan, released in 1915. Xie later served as secretary to Yve Henry, who invited him to study law at Aurora University in Shanghai. Xie later furthered his legal education at the University of Paris, where he earned a doctorate.
After returning to China, Xie taught law at Aurora University and Fudan University, among other schools.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5114923. VIAF identifies the subject as 284838477. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1897, 1971, 1937 and 1948.
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