Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Tiao Min-ch'ien

Dr. T. Z. Tyau

刁敏謙字德仁

(Tiao Min-ch'ien)

Dr. M. T. Z. Tyau was born at Hsing-ning Hsien, Kuangtung province, in 1888. He is a brother of Dr. Philip Tyau. At the age of seven he was sent by his parents to Honolulu to study. At first he joined St. Peter's School and later attended the Iolian College. In 1900 he returned to China and entered the St. John's University, Shanghai where he graduated in February 1907 at the head of the class. After his graduation he taught school for two years and then went to England to pursue a higher education. From 1909 to 1916 Dr. Tyau studied at the University of London. In November 1914 he obtained his L. L. B. degree with honors. In July 1916 he was awarded the LL. D., the subject of his thesis being "The Legal Obligations Arising out of Treaty Relations between China and other States." Two years previous to his post graduation he was Quain Prizeman in International Law at London University, which honor he held until 1916. Dr. Tyau, after his graduation at St. John's University and before going abroad, interested himself in the publication of the World's Chinese Students' Journal, which existed from 1906 to 1913 and of which he subsequently became an editor. While attending the University of London, he acted as London correspondent of the Republican Advocate (Shanghai) between 1912 and 1913, edited the East in the West (London), etc., frequently contributed articles to the (London) Times, the Contemporary Review, etc. In August of 1910, he represented China at the Universal Peace Congress at Stockholm, represented China together with Dr. C. T. Wang at the World's Christian Students, Conference at Constantinople in May of 1911, and at the Anti-Opium Conference, Paris, in May of 1914. Upon his return to China in September 1916, Dr. Tyau was engaged by the Tsing Hua College to lecture on International Law and teach English. This post he held until September 1919. He joined the faculty of the Tsinghua College in October 1919 again. From December 1921 to May 1922 Dr. Tyau was Secretary to the Minister of Communications. In April 1922 he was appointed Secretary of the Post-Washington Conference Commission. In May 1922 he was awarded the Fourth Class Chiaho Decoration and in April 1923 the Third Class Chaho. Dr. Tyau is the author of the following works: "The Legal Obligations arising out of Treaty Relations between China and other States" (1917); "China's New Constitutions and International Problems" (1918); edited "China in 1918" (1919); and "London through Chinese Eyes' (1920). The last mentioned work was published by Headly Brothers, illustrated by a Chinese lady artist and contains a preface by Sir John Jordan, former British Minister in Peking.