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Mr. C. C. Nieh, was born in 1880 at Changsha, Hunan. His father was the late Chih-kuei, Taotai of Shanghai and Governor of Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. Governor Nieh, it will be remembered, was the first man in China to build iron clad ships and 12 inch guns, while acting as director of the Kiangnan Arsenal. Mr. Nieh's maternal grandfather was Marquis Tseng Kuo-fang China's famous statesman. When only two years old, Mr. Nieh was brought to Shanghai by his family. Like sons of all Chinese high officials at that time, Mr. Nieh was educated under private tutorage together with his five brothers and four sisters. Mr. Nieh pursued courses in engineering, electrical and chemical engineering, without