Cai Rukai | |
|---|---|
蔡儒楷 | |
 Cai Rukai | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 25 February 1914 – 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Daxie |
| Succeeded by | Yan Xiu |
| President of National Peiyang University | |
| In office February 1913 – March 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Deyuan |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Tianlin |
| Supervisor of Imperial Peiyang University | |
| In office 1909 – November 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Cai Shaoji |
| Succeeded by | Xu Deyuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867 Nanchang, Jiangxi, Qing China |
| Died | 1923 (aged 55–56) Beijing, Republic of China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Relations | Ying Qianli (Son-in-law) |
| Children | Cai Baozhen (daughter) |
| Parent | Cai Yuan (father) |
Cai Rukai (Chinese: 蔡儒楷; pinyin: Cài Rúkǎi; 1867 - 1923) was a Chinese politician and educator of the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period.
Cai was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi in 1867. During the reign of Guangxu Emperor in the Qing dynasty, he successfully achieved the rank of Juren (traditional Chinese: 舉人; simplified Chinese: 举人) on the imperial examination.
In January 1906 he became supervisor of Imperial Peiyang University, and served until December 1911. In 1912, after the establishment of the Republic of China, he became director of Zhili Education Bureau, a position at provincial level. Under the Beiyang government, he served as President of National Peiyang University between February 1913 and March 1914, and then he rose to become Minister of Education. In December 1915, after Yuan Shikai's accession to the throne, Yuan conferred the title of "Barons of the First Rank" (一等男) to him.[1] In 1921 he was appointed general manager of Nanchang–Jiujiang railway, serving in the post until he died in 1923.
Cai has a daughter, Cai Baozhen (蔡葆真), who once served as president of Beijing Children's Library, she was married to Ying Qianli (1900–1969), a prominent Catholic layman and educator.[2]