Talk:Wellington Koo

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[edit] When is he born?

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)

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)

[edit] Wives

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)

Did Koo have two concurrent wives?Kitchawan 15:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

His first wife died in 1918, and Koo remarried two years later.204.126.251.129 21:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)