Wang Ch’ung-hui (1881-1958), was one of the important figures in the founding of the Republic of China, a family friend of the Father of the Republic Dr. Sun Yat-sen (國父孫中山先生) and a constitutional and legal authority in early Republican era. His tzu was Liang-ch’ou (亮疇), a native of Tungkuan, Kwangtung province, but born in Hong Kong. His father Yü-ch’u (煜初) was a minister of the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod, his grandfather Yüan-shen (元深) was a preacher of the Chinese Rhenish Church as well.