Zhang Jizhi

Place: Haimen County

Born: 1853

Death: 1926

Biography:

Zhang Jian (simplified Chinese: 张謇; traditional Chinese: 張謇; pinyin: Zhāng Jiǎn; Wade–Giles: Chang Chien; 1 July 1853– 24 August 1926), courtesy name Jizhi (季直), sobriquet Se'an (啬庵), was a Chinese entrepreneur, politician and educator. He is known as a 'new gentry' and official-entrepreneur.