University of Nanking

For the current public university, see Nanjing University.

The University of Nanking (金かね陵りょう大學だいがく) was a private university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, from 1888 to 1952. It was sponsored by American churches.

Founded in 1888, the university effectively become defunct in 1952, following the 1952 reorganization of Chinese higher education by the central government of the newly established People's Republic of China.

History

The Nanking University (滙文書院しょいん, Huiwen Shuyuan) was founded in 1888 by C.H. Fowler. Initially there were three faculties: liberal arts, divinity and medicine. In 1910, The Nanking University merged The Union Christian College (宏ひろし育そだて書院しょいん, Hongyu Shuyuan, formed in 1900 by the merger of The Christian College (基督きりすと書院しょいん, Jidu Shuyuan, founded in 1891) and The Presbyterian College (益えき智さとし書院しょいん, Yizhi Shuyuan, founded in 1894)) and changed the name to Private University of Nanking (金かね陵りょう大學だいがく), and was registered with the New York State Education Department. It is the first educational institution in China officially named "university" in English.

In 1951, Ginling College (former Ginling Women University established in 1913) merged into University of Nanking. In 1952, University of Nanking was merged with Nanjing University (南京なんきん大學だいがく).

University of Nanking - photo from 1920

Presidents

• John Calvin Ferguson
• G.A. Stuart (師し圖ず爾なんじ)
• Arthur J. Bowen (包つつみ文ぶん)
• Chen Yuguang (陳ちん裕光ひろみつ)
• Fangxun Li (李り方ほう訓さとし; Fang-Hsuin Lee)

Notable alumni

• Ching Chun Li, geneticist, Chairman of American Society of Human Genetics.
• Choh Hao Li, biologist, biochemist. His achievements include isolating and synthesizing the human pituitary growth hormone. He received many honors including Lasker Award.
• Choh-Ming Li, educationist, economist.
• Francois Cheng, writer, poet. A "Bridge Between Eastern and Western Culture".
• T. C. Tso, agriculturalist, tobacco scientist.
• Te-Tzu Chang, agriculturalist. Member of Academia Sinica. He receives Tyler Prize in 1999.
• Thome H. Fang, philosopher.
• W. B. Pettus, educator.
• Wang Yinglai, biochemist who achieved the synthesis of insulin
• Wu Teh Yao, educationist, politics scholar.
• Zhang Zhiwen, agriculturist, Vice Director General of FAO of United Nations.

Notable faculty

• Zou Bingwen, agriculturist, the Vice Chairman of Organising Committee of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• Albin Bro, fourth president of Shimer College.
• John Lossing Buck, agricultural economist
• Pearl S. Buck, writer.
• Charles W. Woodworth, Professor Emeritus and founder of the Entomology Division U.C. Berkeley (1891-1930) was a lecturer in Entomology during his sabbatical in 1918. He was there then again between 1921-4. (See the C. W. Woodworth Award.)

External links

• University of Nanking 金きん陵りょう大學だいがく