Nie, Sih-Zung.-Born in Shanghai, 1881. Married, 1912. Studied at St. Xavier's School, Shanghai, 1896: at Anglo-Chinese College, Shanghai, 1896-97: at St. John's University, Shanghai, 1897-1901. Graduated, 1901. Teacher of Mathematics, St. John's University, 1899-1901. Interpreter, Fou Foong Mill, Shanghai, 1901-4. Teacher of English, Industrial College, Nanking, 1904-7. Arrived in America, October, 1907. Government support. Studied Civil Engineering at Yale University, 1907-10; Science at the University of Pennsylvania, 1910-11; Civil Engineering at Syracuse University, 1911-12. Ph. B., 1910; M. S., 1911; C. E., 1912. Returned to China, October, 1912. Consulting Engineer, Chinese Railway Corporation, 1912-13. Private Secretary to Sheng Kung Pao, 1913-14. Business Manager, The Oriental Land Co. Ltd., 1914 to date.