Overview
Yu Shimei was an official and Constitutional Commissioner.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Huiruo | 晦若 | Huiruo |
| Posthumous name | Wenhe | 文和 | Wenhe |
Life and dates
Death
- Age Value: 63 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 192
Attested activity
- AD 1905 光緒三十一年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 122
- AD 1907 光緒三十三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 123
- AD 1907 光緒三十三年冬Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 188
- AD 1908 光緒三十四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 149
- AD 1896 光緒二十二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 118
- AD 1880 光緒六年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 115
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- AD 1909 宣統元年六月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 188
Career and standing
- censor 御史AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 119
- commissioner investigating constitutional government in Germany 出使德國考察憲政大臣AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 125
- director of Guangxi railways 總理廣西鐵路AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 122
- Guangdong educational commissioner 廣東學政AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 122
- secretary in the Ministry of Rites 禮部主事AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 119
- secretary in the Ministry of War 兵部主事AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 115
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- vice minister of education 學部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 190
- assistant coordinator at Office of Government Affairs 政務處幫提調HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 121
- deputy president of the National History Institute 國史館副總裁HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 190
- director of the Hall of Ritual Learning 總理禮學館事HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 190
- revising laws minister 修訂法律大臣HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 190
- superintendent of the Imperial University 大學堂總辦HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 121
- supervisor of the School of Translation 譯學館監督HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 121
- supervising secretary 給事中PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 119
- vice minister of posts and communications 郵傳部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 123
- vice minister of personnel 吏部侍郎TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 171
- vice minister of rites 禮部侍郎TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 149
- fifth-rank capital office 五品京堂GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 120
Places and affiliations
- Qing 清Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 115
- At He County 賀縣Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 113
- At Qingdao 青島 · Relation Resided inDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 191
Learning and skills
- EarnedCredential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 115
- Skill encyclopedic memory 博聞强記 · Level formidableDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 114
- Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 114
Works and attributed material
- Prussian constitution and election laws translations 普魯士憲法全文、選舉法Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 187
- Memorial · Author · About Chinese vs Western constitutional methods; caution against rushed assemblyDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passages 151-169
- Memorial · Author · About constitutionalism grounded in China's own institutionsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passages 126-147
- Memorial · Author · About German emperor on constitution; Spencer; Ito and Bismarck as standardsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passages 173-182
- Memorial · Author · About provincial assemblies vs Prussian local assembliesDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passages 184-186
Events and relationships
- Accompanied Li Hongzhang to Russian coronation and Western tourDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 118
- Assisted Boxer ProtocolDiplomatic · AssistantDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 120
- Departed winter GX33, returned XT1/6Travel · Envoy · From Source Date: Text: 光緒三十三年冬 · Western Year: AD 1907 · Until Source Date: Text: 宣統元年六月 · Western Year: AD 1909Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 188
- Relation Client of · Person Li Hongzhang (李鴻章)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 116
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment discussed constitutional government seeking timely adjustment · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 221
- Assessment inwardly severe, outwardly mild; blunt in debate; reputation among high officials · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passages 194-195
- born with cryptorchidism; extraordinary vitality; sat at night like a withered monkPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 443, passage 193
References in the histories
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