Zhao Guocai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Guocai
赵国材ざい
Zhao Guocai
President of Tsinghua University (Acting)
In office 1918–1918
Preceded by	Zhou Yichun
Succeeded by	Zhang Yuquan
President of Tsinghua University (Acting)
In office 1913–1913
Preceded by	Tang Guo'an
Succeeded by	Zhou Yichun
Personal details
Born	1879 Shanghai, Qing Empire
Died	1966 (aged 86–87) Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	St. John's University, Shanghai Cornell University University of Wisconsin System

Zhao Guocai (simplified Chinese: 赵国材ざい; traditional Chinese: 趙ちょう國こく材ざい; pinyin: Zhào Guócái; Wade–Giles: Chao Kuo-ts'ai; 1879–1966) was a Chinese educator and diplomat.

Biography

Zhao was born in Shanghai in 1879. In 1906 he graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai. Zhao was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Qing dynasty. He studied politics at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin. He returned to China in 1913 and that year became vice-president of Tsinghua University, after the President Tang Guo'an left, he acted as the acting president. In 1920, he was director of China's educational mission in Washington.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Zhao was mistreated and tortured by the Red Guards.