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Saint John’s University (Shanghai)

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{{Infobox_university
|name = St John's University in Shanghai
|native_name = 聖約翰大學
|image = [[image:St Johns College Shanghai.jpg|220px]]
|image_size = 220px
|mottoeng = Light and Truth
|established =1879
|type = [[Private university]]
|principal = [[Francis Lister Hawks Pott]] (卜舫濟)
|dean =
|faculty =
|staff =
|students =
|enrollment =
|athletics =
|colors =
|mascot =
|city = [[Shanghai]]
|country = [[People's Republic of China|China]]
|affiliation = [[Anglican]]
|website = [http://www.sjuaa.org/ www.SJUAA.org]
|note =
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{{Christianity in China Portal}}

'''St. John's University''' ({{zh|s=圣约翰大学|t=聖約翰大學|p=Shèng Yuēhàn Dàxué}}) was an [[Anglican]] university located in [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]. Before the [[Chinese Civil War]] it was regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in [[Shanghai]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]. In 1952, the university was broken up and its faculties were joined with similar faculties from other universities to create several specialist universities.

== History ==
The University was founded in 1879 as "St. John's College" by [[William Jones Boone]] and [[Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky]], Bishop of Shanghai, by combining two pre-existing Anglican colleges in Shanghai. Architect for the college's original quadrangle of buildings was [[Newark, New Jersey]] architect [[William Halsey Wood]].

St. John's began with 39 students, and taught mainly in Chinese. In 1891 it changed to teaching with English as the main language. The courses began to focus on science and natural philosophy.

In 1905, St. John's College became St. John's University, and became registered in Washington D.C. in the U.S. It thus had the status of a domestic university in the U.S. Graduates of St John's could proceed directly to [[graduate school]]s in the U.S. As a result, the university attracted some of the brightest and wealthiest students in Shanghai at the time. It was the first institution to grant [[bachelor's degree]]s in China, starting in 1907.

The university was located at 188 Jessfield Road (now Wanghangdu Lu}, on a bend of the [[Suzhou Creek]] in Shanghai, and was designed to incorporate Chinese and Western architectural elements.

The university survived the Chinese Civil War. However, in 1952 the [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] government adopted a policy of creating specialist universities in the Soviet style of the time. Under this policy, St Johns was broken up. Most of its faculties were incorporated into the [[East China Normal University]] and [[Fudan University]]. The medical school was incorporated into [[Shanghai Second Medical College]], which became the School of Medicine, [[Shanghai Jiaotong University]] in 2005. The campus became the site of the [[East China University of Politics and Law]].

== Alumni. ==
St. John's University produced several influential figures in the early half of the 20th Century, including:
* [[David Au]], founder of the Sincere Company, the first department store in China.
* [[Raymond Chow]], filmmaker.
* [[Thomas Dao]] (1921-2009), physician who developed [[breast cancer]] treatment alternatives.<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/health/26dao.html "Dr. Thomas Dao, Expert on Treatment of Breast Cancer, Dies at 88"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 25, 2009. Accessed July 26, 2009.</ref>
* [[Chung Sze Yuen]], senior [[Hong Kong]] politician.
* [[Francis Hsu]], former Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.
* [[Wellington Koo]], diplomat, former president of the [[Republic of China]], foreign minister, former judge and vice-president of the [[International Court of Justice]].
* [[Jing Shuping]], (graduated 1939) businessman, founder of [[Minsheng Bank]], China's first privately owned bank.<ref name=reuters> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Founder of China's private Minsheng Bank dies |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSPEK19539720090915|work=[[Reuters]]|publisher= |date=2009-09-14|accessdate=2009-09-21}}</ref> Jing also founded China's first [[law firm]], [[consulting firm]] and [[accounting]] firm since the 1949 [[Chinese Revolution]].<ref name=reuters/>
* [[Lin Yutang]], writer.
* [[Liu Yichang]], writer.
* [[Lu Ping]], Chinese politician in charge of the handover of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]].
* [[I.M. Pei]], architect.
* [[Qian Liren]], Chinese politician and diplomat
* [[Shi Jiuyong]], jurist, currently President of the [[International Court of Justice]].
* [[T.V. Soong]], politician, brother to the [[Soong sisters]], Premier of the Republic of China.
* [[K.H. Ting]], Anglican bishop and former national leader of Protestants in the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[Yen Chia-kan]], politician, former Vice President and [[President of the Republic of China]].
* [[Rong Yiren]], "Red Capitalist", Vice President of the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[Zhang Boling]] founder of [[Nankai University]] and the [[Nankai High School|Nankai system of schools]].
* [[Zhu Qichen]] former Vice Foreign Minister, Chinese Ambassador to the USA and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Peoples Congress of China

==Administration==
*[[Francis Lister Hawks Pott]], President of St. John's College 1888 to 1896, President of St. John's University from 1896 to 1941

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sjuaa.org/ St John's University Alumni Association]

{{Universities and colleges in Shanghai}}

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1879]]
[[Category:1952 disestablishments]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Shanghai]]
[[Category:Defunct universities and colleges in China]]

[[no:St. John's University (Shanghai)]]
[[zh:圣约翰大学 (上海)]]

Saint John’s University (Shanghai)

2010-03-18T10:18:26Z

124.187.17.155:

{{Infobox_university
|name = St John's University in Shanghai
|native_name = 聖約翰大學
|image = [[image:St Johns College Shanghai.jpg|220px]]
|image_size = 220px
|mottoeng = Light and Truth
|established =1879
|type = [[Private university]]
|principal =
|dean =
|faculty =
|staff =
|students =
|enrollment =
|athletics =
|colors =
|mascot =
|city = [[Shanghai]]
|country = [[People's Republic of China|China]]
|affiliation = [[Anglican]]
|website = [http://www.sjuaa.org/ www.SJUAA.org]
|note =
}}

{{Christianity in China Portal}}

'''St. John's University''' ({{zh|s=圣约翰大学|t=聖約翰大學|p=Shèng Yuēhàn Dàxué}}) was an [[Anglican]] university located in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. Before the [[Chinese Civil War]] it was regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Shanghai and China. In 1952, the university was broken up and its faculties were joined with similar faculties from other universities to create several specialist universities.

== History ==
The University was founded in 1879 as "St. John's College" by [[William Jones Boone]] and [[Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky]], Bishop of Shanghai, by combining two pre-existing Anglican colleges in Shanghai. Architect for the college's original quadrangle of buildings was [[Newark, New Jersey]] architect [[William Halsey Wood]].

St. John's began with 39 students, and taught mainly in Chinese. In 1891 it changed to teaching with English as the main language. The courses began to focus on science and natural philosophy.

In 1905, St. John's College became St. John's University, and became registered in Washington D.C. in the U.S. It thus had the status of a domestic university in the U.S. Graduates of St John's could proceed directly to [[graduate school]]s in the U.S. As a result, the university attracted some of the brightest and wealthiest students in Shanghai at the time. It was the first institution to grant [[bachelor's degree]]s in China, starting in 1907.

The university was located at 188 Jessfield Road (now Wanghangdu Lu}, on a bend of the [[Suzhou Creek]] in Shanghai, and was designed to incorporate Chinese and Western architectural elements.

The university survived the Chinese Civil War. However, in 1952 the [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] government adopted a policy of creating specialist universities in the Soviet style of the time. Under this policy, St Johns was broken up. Most of its faculties were incorporated into the [[East China Normal University]] and [[Fudan University]]. The medical school was incorporated into [[Shanghai Second Medical College]], which became the School of Medicine, [[Shanghai Jiaotong University]] in 2005. The campus became the site of the [[East China University of Politics and Law]].

== Alumni. ==
St. John's University produced several influential figures in the early half of the 20th Century, including:
* [[David Au]], founder of the Sincere Company, the first department store in China.
* [[Raymond Chow]], filmmaker.
* [[Thomas Dao]] (1921-2009), physician who developed [[breast cancer]] treatment alternatives.<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/health/26dao.html "Dr. Thomas Dao, Expert on Treatment of Breast Cancer, Dies at 88"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 25, 2009. Accessed July 26, 2009.</ref>
* [[Chung Sze Yuen]], senior [[Hong Kong]] politician.
* [[Francis Hsu]], former Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.
* [[Wellington Koo]], diplomat, former president of the [[Republic of China]], foreign minister, former judge and vice-president of the [[International Court of Justice]].
* [[Jing Shuping]], (graduated 1939) businessman, founder of [[Minsheng Bank]], China's first privately owned bank.<ref name=reuters> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Founder of China's private Minsheng Bank dies |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSPEK19539720090915|work=[[Reuters]]|publisher= |date=2009-09-14|accessdate=2009-09-21}}</ref> Jing also founded China's first [[law firm]], [[consulting firm]] and [[accounting]] firm since the 1949 [[Chinese Revolution]].<ref name=reuters/>
* [[Lin Yutang]], writer.
* [[Liu Yichang]], writer.
* [[Lu Ping]], Chinese politician in charge of the handover of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]].
* [[I.M. Pei]], architect.
* [[Qian Liren]], Chinese politician and diplomat
* [[Shi Jiuyong]], jurist, currently President of the [[International Court of Justice]].
* [[T.V. Soong]], politician, brother to the [[Soong sisters]], Premier of the Republic of China.
* [[K.H. Ting]], Anglican bishop and former national leader of Protestants in the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[Yen Chia-kan]], politician, former Vice President and [[President of the Republic of China]].
* [[Rong Yiren]], "Red Capitalist", Vice President of the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[Zhang Boling]] founder of [[Nankai University]] and the [[Nankai High School|Nankai system of schools]].
* [[Zhu Qichen]] former Vice Foreign Minister, Chinese Ambassador to the USA and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Peoples Congress of China

==Administration==
*[[Francis Lister Hawks Pott]], President of St. John's College 1888 to 1896, President of St. John's University from 1896 to 1941

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sjuaa.org/ St John's University Alumni Association]

{{Universities and colleges in Shanghai}}

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1879]]
[[Category:1952 disestablishments]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Shanghai]]
[[Category:Defunct universities and colleges in China]]

[[no:St. John's University (Shanghai)]]
[[zh:圣约翰大学 (上海)]]