Ma Xiangbo
Ma Xiangbo Collège Saint-Ignace , Shanghai |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Mǎ Xiàngbó |
| Wade–Giles | Ma Hsiang-po |
Ma Xiangbo (
Ma Xiangbo's original given name was Jianchang (建常) but was changed to Liang (良). "Xiangbo" was his courtesy name. He also adopted the Catholic name "Joseph."
Biography
Ma Xiangbo was born in
Yet due to the French aggressions towards China, Ma would leave the priesthood in 1876 and eventually be married and have a family. In 1886/87, he visited France and eventually devoted his life to higher education.[4] Ma founded the following institutions of higher learning:
- Aurora Academy (1903)
- Fudan Public School (1905)
- Fu Jen Catholic University (1925), in co-operation with Ying Lianzhi
His idea of establishing a highest body of learning was eventually realized in 1928 by his close friend, the educator Cai Yuanpei, who established the Academia Sinica.
Ma Xiangbo and his brother, Ma Jianzhong, also led significant political lives. Ma Jiangzhong was a prominent official in the Qing government and Ma Xiangbo served as a diplomat from 1881 to 1897 in various postings in Asia including Japan (Tokyo 1881, Yokohama 1892), Korea (1882-1885?), Europe (Britain and France 1886–1887) and the United States.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60608-955-2.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4680-8.
- ^ Who's who in China; biographies of Chinese leaders. Publisher Shanghai China Weekly Review. 1936. p. 185.
- ISBN 978-1-56324-831-3.
- ISBN 978-1-56324-831-3.
Further reading
- Howard L. Boorman, ed. (1967). Biographical Dictionary of Republican China. Vol. 2. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 470–472.
- Ruth Hayhoe; Yongling Lu, eds. (1996). Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China 1840-1939. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-1-56324-831-3.
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