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Lin Jiqing
Lin Jiqing (, English: Theodore Linn) was a Chinese educator. He was the acting president of Shandong University in Qingdao from July 1936 to 1946. This was during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this time, Lin oversaw a tumultuous period as president of Shandong University as it moved from Qingdao to Anqing and then to Wanxian in 1938. Prior to this, Lin was the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Cheeloo University, Qilu University from around 1930 until 1936, when he was succeeded by Lin Mou. During this time, Lin, through the Harvard-Yenching Institute and in partnership with Henry W. Luce, Dr. Henry Luce, established the Qida Institute of Chinese Studies. Lin attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, receiving a mining engineering degree in 1918 and Columbia University in New York City. During the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, Lin led students to rescue the wounded at a church hospital, and became a revolutionary hero. During his time at Qilu Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandong University
Shandong University (, abbreviated as Shanda, , English abbreviation SDU) is a public research comprehensive university in Jinan, Shandong with one campus in Weihai, Shandong and one campus in Qingdao, Shandong and is supported directly by the national ministry of education. It is one of the largest universities in China by student population (67,000, including 41,879 undergraduates, 24,319 postgraduates, and 1,612 international students as of 2021). Present-day Shandong University is the result of multiple mergers as well as splits and restructurings that have involved more than a dozen academic institutions over time. The oldest of Shandong University's precursor institutions, Cheeloo University, was founded by American and English mission agencies in the late 19th century (as Tengchow College of Liberal Arts in Penglai). Tengchow College was the first modern institution of higher learning in China. Shandong University derives its official founding date from the Imperial S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
