Ding Wenjiang

Ding Wenjiang
Ding Wenjiang
丁文江
Personal details
Born	20 March 1887; Taixing County, Jiangsu, Qing dynasty
Died	5 January 1936 (aged 48); Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Shi Jiuyuan
Education	University of Glasgow, Graduated from Zoology and Geology in 1911
Occupation	Essayist; geologist; writer;
	Offices held 1913–1917: Director of the Geology Division, Mining Administration Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce ; 1917–1921; 1927–1934: Director of the Geological Survey Institute ; 1921–1925: General Manager of Beipiao Coal Mine Company ; 1926: General Manager of Songhu (now in Shanghai) Commercial Port Supervision Office ; 1934–1936: Director General, Academia Sinica;

Ding Wenjiang (Chinese: 丁文江; pinyin: Dīng Wénjiāng; March 20, 1887 – January 5, 1936), courtesy name Zaijun, was a Chinese essayist, geologist, and writer active especially in the Republic of China. He was once a member of the Board of Directors of Private Nankai University and Professor of the Department of Geology in National Peking University. In his own time, his name was transcribed as either V.K. Ting, or Ting Wen-chiang.