曾昭吉:晚清本土型军工技术专家的典范

Zeng Zhaoji:A Typical-case of the Native-type Military Technologists in Late Qing Dynasty

曾昭吉是晚清一位自学成才、成绩卓著的军工技术专家。他铜匠出身,自学诗文,热衷于近代科学技术,因参与《衡阳县志》的地图测绘工作而与王闿运相识并被其收为弟子,与张登寿、齐白石共称为“王门三匠”。他先后在山东机器局、四川机器局、江西机器局等几所兵工厂中担任重要工作,成绩突出,颇有创举,为我国近代军事工业的发展做出了重大贡献。他的成长之路堪称晚清本土型科技人才生成的典范。

Zeng Zhaoji became a military technology expert by self-studying and attained great achievements in late Qing Dynasty.Originally,he was a coppersmith and he learned to write poems and articles by himself.He was interested in modern science and technology,and became the disciple of Wang Kaiyun when he participated in the map surveying and drafting of the Annals of Hengyang County,reputed as one of“Three Disciples of Wang”with Zhang Dengshou and Qi Baishi.In sequence he took important positions in several arsenals such as Shandong Machinery Bureau,Sichuan Machinery Bureau and Jiangxi Machinery Bureau,attaining great achievements and innovations.He contributed a major part to promote the development of military industry of modern China.His road of growth was the typical case of the native-type technologist in late Qing Dynasty.