Talk:Wellington Koo

message: OK, so the biographical info in the beginning of the article says that he was born in 1889, and then a couple of paragraphs later it says that he was born in 1904. And then again, towards the end of the article, it says that he died at the age of 89 in 1985, which once again implies a year of birth of 1889. 1889 is probably right, but I don't know what's correct. Someone check up and amend, please. Perhaps he left school in 1904 (at the age of 15) or something similar. David ekstrand 23:32, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I take that you mean 1887 instead of 1889, as that is the year mentioned in the article. I believe that what the text is trying to say is that he moved to the US in 1904.  Which also matches his being 98 years (not 89 years) of age when he died. --Kesal 11:04, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: When is he born?

message: Someone has changed the order of the wives, as well as citational links that make it very clear who is who (or whom is whom). In any case, if further citations can be noted re more information about Koo's wives (and their legal marital status, plus children), please note. According to a 1975 interview that Juliana Koo gave to Things Asian (link cited), she and her husband had separated in the 1950s; that interview and article, about her memoirs, actually, states clearly who her father was, which at least gets her identity correct.Kitchawan 23:47, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Did Koo have two concurrent wives?Kitchawan 15:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: His first wife died in 1918, and Koo remarried two years later.204.126.251.129 21:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wives

message: I've used the entry in Boorman's BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY to make some minor changes. I wonder if the Wikipedia article should be renamed "V.K. Wellington Koo," since that was his own chosen name in English. But I'll wait to see if there are other opinions. ch (talk) 07:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename? 

message: I wonder if these conditions - "acting premier and Foreign Minister" - constitute his being head of state as mentioned in the first paragraph. 
teneriff (talk) 22:27, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Head of State

message: File:Vi-Hyuin Wellington Koo, Half length, standing, facing front, outdoors.jpg|Black and white picture
File:Wellington-Koo-Colour.jpg|Colour version
I have reinstated the black and white picture above left instead of the colorized version, now for the third time. My motives are very simple : the original picture, taken in 1912 is obviously in black and white, and the colour version is due to an editor at Commons and is of no historical significance. The picture as it could be seen by contemporaries of Wellington Koo is obviously the right one in this article.
Please, if you revert me one more time, discuss your motives on this talk page. Touriste (talk) 14:01, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Choosing a picture 

message: He was awarded Freedom of the City of Aberdeen in 1943 as a special council meeting on the 27th of July 1943. Whilst he was the Ambassador to Britain. Would it be relevant to include it? 
I don't know how to reference the Source but it's in the councils archives and from the Minute of the meeting of the Town Council of Aberdeen.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.161.210 (talk) 15:19, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be relevant to include it if you have a RS supporting it. Was it reported in the local newspapers? I would cite a newspaper amount with the name of the journalist, article title, newspaper title, date and page number. One could also trying citing the minutes by just including  with the date, title and other information included. I hope this helps. A.S. Brown (talk) 06:12, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freedom of the city of Aberdeen 

message: Can it be clarified in the article whether Koo switched from working for the government of the Republic of China to the government of the People's Republic of China in 1949 (rather than fleeing to Taiwan)? 76.189.141.37 (talk) 22:54, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarification needed

message: Let's talk about the infobox image. What we see today is the user-colored image of Mr. Koo from above (see "Choosing a picture", above). That's not the original image, and I can't say I'm entirely happy with the new trend of colorized images, especially as they have the possibility to distort the images of the individuals, times, and places in question. But that's a personal matter. On a Wikipedia level, moreover, I still don't think they're fully representative of the persons, things, events in question. Pinging Touriste, , and , though all others are welcome to join in. Thoughts?  — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 23:10, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe the consensus heavily favors using the original BW image instead of the colorized version for the purpose of historical accuracy. PenangLion (talk) 10:49, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Infobox Image 

message: In much of the text dealing with his career, "through" is used when "though" is meant. 2600:6C40:1C00:DF:D495:22AA:B7B:97D0 (talk) 16:49, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continual use of "through" when though is meant