Harry Bidwell Ansted
Harry Bidwell Ansted | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of Seoul National University | |
| In office 1946 – October 24, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Lee Choon-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1893 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Hillsdale College (BBA) University of Southern California (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Harry Bidwell Ansted (December 17, 1893 – November 15, 1955) was a United States Army officer, pastor and educator, and the first president of Seoul National University.
Early life and education
Born in Temperance, Michigan, Ansted attended Hillsdale College and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Greenville College. In 1923, he earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.[1]
Career
He then became a Christian
Los Angeles Pacific College, and Seattle Pacific College.[2]
In 1944, near the end of the
Army chaplain. After his service in Leyte, Philippines, he was transferred to Korea, a part of the United States Army Military Government in Korea. It was here, in 1946, that he became the first president of Seoul National University, a new national university established in place of Keijō Imperial University.[3] He also created the official motto of the school, Veritas Lux Mea, which is still used to this day. Ansted was succeeded by Lee Choon-ho
on October 24, 1947.
He was a member of the American Economic Association, the American History Society, and the Royal Economics Society.
References
- ^ "Rev Harry Bidwell Ansted (1893-1955) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Who's who in American Education. Who's Who in American Education. 1936.
- ISBN 978-1-78634-456-4.
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