Kung Hsiang-hsi (Chinese: 孔祥熙; pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī; Wade–Giles: K'ung 3 Hsiang 2-hsi 1; 11 September 1880 – 16 August 1967), often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, also known as Dr. Chauncey Kung, was a Chinese banker and politician.

H.H. K’ung (born Sept. 11, 1880, Taigu, Shanxi province, China—died Aug. 15, 1967, Locust Valley, N.Y., U.S.) was a banker and businessman who was a major figure in the Chinese Nationalist government between 1928 and 1945.

The H. H. Kung papers document Dr. Kung's political career from 1936 to 1944. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence and political documents during the time when he was serving as the Minister of Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank of China, and the Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan.

Abstract: The H. H. Kung 孔祥熙 papers (1901-1976) consist of speeches and writings, correspondence, reports, conference proceedings, and meeting minutes, relating to political and economic conditions in China and to Chinese diplomatic policy and finances during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

Learn who H. H. Kung 孔祥熙 was and the important role he played in the history of modern China through a richly illustrated biography based on his papers and other available photographs and film clips. View the entire H. H. Kung papers digitally via our newest digital collections site.

H.H. Kung, Vice President of the Executive Yuan, and Minister of Finance in the Chinese Government, presides over a meeting, circa 1944. In this Frank Capra documentary, General …

H. H. Kung: Strengthening China through Education and the “Oberlin Spirit” by Carl Jacobson, Director (1981-2012) , Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association. Hsiang-hsi Kung was born into a comfortable Taigu banking and trading family in 1881.

Mr. H. H. Kung was a Chinese civil servant, civil and military head of the Taikuhsien district, Advisor to the Governor of Shanxi and member of the Joint Sino-Japanese Commission. Kung also helped to organize the Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee in Shanxi.

Jan 23, 2020 · h. Kung was an American-educated Minister of Finance in the turbulent China of the 1930s. He was a member of the famous Soong family—both Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek were brothers-in-law, and his wife was the richest woman in China.

Mar 10, 2023 · This chapter looks at the two men, T. V. Soong and H. H. Kung, who dominated financial positions from 1928 until the collapse of the Nationalist regime on the mainland. Both had personal ties to Chiang through his wife Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Song Mei-ling).