In the founding and early history of the Geological Society of China, H. T. Chang (章鸿钊， ZHANG Hongzhao）， V. T. Ting (丁文江，DING Wenjiang), Wong Wen-hao (翁文灏，WENG Wenhao), J. S. Lee (李四光，LI Siguang) and A. W. Grabau (葛利普） all made fundamental contributions. After H. T. Chang， V. T. Ting, Wong Wen-hao successively served as presidents of the Geological Society of China, WANG Chungyu (王宠佑，Wang Chongyou) served as the fourth president. By referring to the information and published articles about WANG Chungyu in the Annals of the Geological Society of China and the Geological Review, and on the basis of referring to other limited materials, this paper sorts out and studies WANG Chungyu’s contributions to the establishment of the Geological Society of China, the alleviation of financial difficulties, the establishment of book purchase funds, the establishment of the Grabau Medal and other academic aspects. To understand his efforts in the Geological Society of China and the hardships of the early development of the Geological Society of China, in order to commemorate the outstanding figures in the century long development of the Geological Society of China.