Please answer the following question: Facts:   - commands: captain-general 1864 -- 1868 -rrb- imperial commissioner for military affairs in of taiwan -lrb- 欽差督辦臺灣軍務 -rrb- -lrb- 1884 -- 1885 -rrb- army in zhili -lrb- 直隸陸路提督 -rrb- -lrb-    - predecessor: position created , taiwan previously part of fujian province      - birth date: 7 september 1836    - branch: huai army    - caption: liu mingchuan    - death date: 21 january 1896    - office: governor of taiwan    - term end: 1891    - awards: created 一等男爵 , 世襲 -rrb- , 1868 baron first class , order of succession -lrb-    - serviceyears: 1853 -- 1868 ; 1884 -- 1885    - laterwork: governor 1884 -- 1891 -rrb- of fukien-taiwan/taiwan-fukien -lrb- 福建臺灣 / 臺灣福建巡撫 -rrb- -lrb-    - name: liu mingchuan    - death place: hefei , anhui , qing empire    - birth place: hefei , anhui , qing empire    - successor: shao you-lien    - battles: taiping rebellion -lrb- 1865 -- 1868 -rrb- battle of inlon river rebellion -lrb- 1867 -rrb- sino-french war -lrb- 1884 -- 1885 -rrb- battle battles of keelung -lrb- 1884 -- 1885 -rrb- of changzhou -lrb- 1864 -rrb- nien    - allegiance: qing empire    - nickname: `` pockmark-faced liu '' -lrb- 劉麻子 -rrb-    - term start: 1884    - image: liutaiwan.jpg    - rank: captain-general   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of liu mingchuan .
Answer:
liu mingchuan -lrb- 1836 -- 1896 -rrb- , courtesy name xingsan -lrb- 省三 -rrb- , was a chinese official who lived in the mid-qing dynasty .he was born in hefei , anhui .liu became involved in the suppression of the taiping rebellion at an early age , and worked closely with zeng guofan and li hongzhang as he emerged as an important huai army officer .in the aftermath of the sino-french war , he was appointed the first governor of the newly established taiwan province .today he is remembered for his efforts in modernizing taiwan during his tenure as governor , and several institutions have been given his name , including ming chuan university in taipei .