Tang). Death Koo lived long enough to see two of his sons die before him. He died surrounded by his family on the night of 14 November 1985, at the age of 97. Wellington Koo was survived by his fourth wife, two children, nineteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dying older than the 87-year old Qianlong Emperor, the 87-year old Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the 92-year old People's Republic paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, and the 96-year old People's Republic paramount leader Jiang Zemin, Koo holds the distinction of being the longest-lived person to ever lead China. Despite this, both his third and fourth wife lived even longer than he did: Oei Hui-lan died at the age 103 and Juliana Koo died at the age of 111. References Citations Sources Chervin, Reed H. "Turmoil in the Taiwan Strait: Wellington Koo and ROC Foreign Policy 1953-1956." East Asia: An International Quarterly, 2013, Vol 4 pp. 291–306. . . Hui-lan Oei Koo, with Mary Van Rensselaer Thayer, Hui-Lan Koo: An Autobiography New York: Dial Press, 1943. . Wen Yuan-ning. "Dr. Wellington Koo", in Imperfect Understanding: Intimate Portraits of Modern Chinese Celebrities. Edited by Christopher Rea. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2018, pp. 65–66. External links Finding aid to the V.K. Wellington Koo papers at Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library Biography at Columbia Papers of Wellington Koo at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY V.K. Wellington Koo (Gu Weijun) 顾维钧 from Biographies of Prominent Chinese c.1925. 1888 births 1985 deaths Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Ambassadors of China to the United States Ambassadors of the Republic of China to the United States Chinese jurists Presidents of the Republic of China Columbia College (New York) alumni International Court of Justice judges Premiers of the Republic of China Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni St. John's University, Shanghai alumni Permanent Representatives of the Republic of China to the League of Nations 20th-century diplomats 20th-century Chinese heads of government Family of Majoor Oei Tiong Ham Chinese judges of United Nations courts and tribunals Finance Ministers of the Republic of China Chinese people of World War I Chinese anti-communists