Guo Bingwen (郭秉文) (1879-1969), modern educator. He is accepted as the Father of the Chinese Modern University. He founded the first modern Chinese University (the National Southeastern University which renamed National Central University in 1928 and Nanjing University in 1949) and his influence was extended to the China-wide education circle. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... National Central University (國立中央大學) is a university located in Taiwan. ... Nanjing University (南京大学, 南京大學, Pinyin: Nánjīng Dàxué; colloquially 南大, Pinyin Nándà) is one of the oldest higher learning institutions in the world and became the first modern Chinese university in the early 1920s. ...
"Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most popular Chinese surnames and means "city surrounded by a wall" in Chinese; it can also be spelled Kuo, Kwok or Kuok.
Guo Ziyi (697–781), general of Tang China who ended the Anshi Rebellion
Guo Kan (697–781), a famed chinese general that served under the Mongols.