The University of Nanking, known in Chinese as Jinling University (金陵大学, Jinling being the ancient name of Nanking) was a private

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Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

, China sponsored by American churches. Founded in 1888, it effectively become defunct in 1952 following the

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by the newly born PRC.

History

The Nanking University (汇文书院, 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 (宏育书院, Hongyu Shuyuan, formed in 1900 by the merger of The Christian College (基督书院, Jidu Shuyuan, founded in 1891) and The Presbyterian College (益智书院, Yizhi Shuyuan, founded in 1894)) and changed the name to Private University of Nanking (), and was registered with the

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Education Department. It is the first educational institution in China officially named "university" in English. In 1951,

Ginling College Ginling College (), also known by its pinyin romanization as Jinling College or Jinling Women's College, is a women's college of Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China. It offers both bachelor's and master's degrees. It offers six undergra ...

(former Ginling Women University established in 1913) merged into University of Nanking. In 1952, University of Nanking was merged with

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianl ...

().

Presidents

John Calvin Ferguson John Calvin Ferguson (; 1866–1945) was an American scholar of Chinese art, collector and procurer for American art museums, and a Chinese governmental adviser. Ferguson was the son of John Ferguson and Catherine Matilda Pomeroy (Ferguson). Hi ...

* G.A. Stuart () *

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() *

Chen Yuguang Chen may refer to: People * Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: ...

() * Fangxun Li (; Fang-Hsuin Lee)

Notable alumni

Ching Chun Li Ching Chun Li (; October 27, 1912 – October 20, 2003) was a Chinese-American population geneticist and human geneticist. He was known for his research and the book ''An Introduction to Population Genetics''. Biography Ching Chun Li was bor ...

, geneticist, Chairman of American Society of Human Genetics. * Choh Hao Li, biologist, biochemist. His achievements include isolating and synthesizing the human pituitary

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. 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 Te-Tzu Chang or T. T. Chang (; 1927–2006) was a prominent Chinese agricultural and environmental scientist. Biography Chang was born in Shanghai on April 3, 1927 to a "scholar-gentry" family. Chang's father graduated from the Saint John's Un ...

, agriculturalist. Member of

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

. He receives Tyler Prize in 1999. * Thome H. Fang, philosopher. * W. B. Pettus, educator. *

Wang Yinglai Wang Yinglai (; 13 November 1907 – 5 May 2001), also known as Ying-Lai Wang, was a Chinese biochemist recognized as the first person to create synthetic insulin, a major scientific breakthrough that produced a biologically active compound fr ...

, biochemist who achieved the synthesis of insulin *

Wu Teh Yao Wu Teh Yao (, 1915–17 April 1994) was a Chinese political scientist. He was an educator and a specialist in Confucianism and political science. Education Wu completed his senior school certificate at the Anglo-Chinese School in Penang at the a ...

, educationist, politics scholar. *

Zhang Zhiwen Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

, agriculturist, Vice Director General of FAO of

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Notable faculty

Zou Bingwen Zou or ZOU may refer to: Places *Zou (state), Chinese state that existed during the Zhou Dynasty *Zou, Ivory Coast, town and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast *Zou Department of Benin *Zou River of Benin *Zoucheng, formerly Zou County, in Jining, Shan ...

, agriculturist, the Vice Chairman of Organising Committee of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. *

Albin Bro Albin Carl Bro (1893–1956) was a Christian missionary and educator, United States diplomat, and the fifth president of Shimer College. Early life and education Bro was born in Prentice, Wisconsin, on September 4, 1893. In 1917, he graduated a ...

, fourth president of Shimer College. *

John Lossing Buck John Lossing Buck (27 November 189027 September 1975,See the photo of Find a Grave Memorial no. 28263596, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, USA adopted the Chinese name ) was an American agricultural e ...

, agricultural economist * Pearl S. Buck, writer. *

Charles W. Woodworth Charles William Woodworth (April 28, 1865 – November 19, 1940) was an American entomologist. He published extensively in entomology and founded the Entomology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the first person to breed ...

, 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

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References

External links

University of Nanking 金陵大學
{{authority control Universities and colleges in Nanjing 1888 establishments in China Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangsu