Hu Shuhua
胡庶华
Hu Shuhua
President of Hunan University
In office
February 1945 – June 1949
Preceded byLi Yuyao (李毓尧)
Succeeded byYi Dingxin (易鼎新)
In office
September 1940 – August 1943
Preceded byPi Zongshi
Succeeded byLi Yuyao
In office
October 1932 – December 1935
Preceded byCao Dianqiu (曹典球)
Succeeded byHuang Shiheng
President of Northwest University
In office
28 November 1939 – 14 February 1941
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byChen Shizhen (陈石珍)
President of Chongqing University
In office
August 1935 – July 1938
Preceded byLiu Xiang
Succeeded byYe Yuanlong
President of Tongji University
In office
June 1929 – 1932
Preceded byZhang Qun
Succeeded byWeng Zhilong (翁之龙)
Personal details
Born(1886-12-24)December 24, 1886
You County, Hunan, Qing China
DiedJune 17, 1968(1968-06-17) (aged 81)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Communist Party of China
Alma materPeking University
Technical University of Berlin
OccupationPolitician, educator

Hu Shuhua (simplified Chinese: 胡庶华; traditional Chinese: 胡庶華; pinyin: Hú Shùhuá; 24 December 1886 – 17 June 1968) was a Chinese politician and educator.[1][2]

Hu was a member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Hu was born into a family of teachers in Chengguan Town of You County, Hunan, on December 24, 1886, during the Qing Empire. He attended Changsha Mingde School in 1903. In 1907, he was accepted to Imperial University of Peking (now Peking University) and graduated in 1911, where he majored in German language. After college, he taught at Hunan Higher Normal School and Changsha Mingde School. In 1903, he went to Germany to study at Technical University of Berlin by the expense of the government. In 1920, he joined the Kuomintang in Berlin.[1]

Hu returned to China in 1922. He became the president of Hunan University in 1923. In 1924, he became a professor at National Wuchang University. He was appointed as director of the Office of Education of Zhejiang government in 1925. In the spring of 1926, he was factory director of Shanghai Steel Plant. In 1927, he served as factory director of Hanyang Arsenal.

In June 1929, he served as president of Tongji University. In 1931, he was elected legislator of Legislative Yuan.

In 1932, he served as the president of Hunan University for the second time. He wrote the lyrics of Hunan University Song in 1933.[1]

In August 1935, he served as president of Chongqing University, and held that office until July 1938. He wrote the lyrics of Chongqing University Song in 1936.[1]

In November 1939, he was appointed president of Northwest University, and served until February 1941.[1]

Hu served as president of Hunan University from September 1940 to August 1943, and again February 1945 to June 1949.[1]

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), he became a professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing.[1]

He joined the Communist Party of China in 1961.

During the Cultural Revolution, he suffered political persecution and experienced mistreatment by the Red Guards.

Hu died in Beijing, on June 17, 1968.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 胡庶华，湖南在线，2004-09-13 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
  2. ^ a b 民国时期湖大校歌的歌词作者--胡庶华，攸州网，2013-1-11 (in Chinese)
Educational offices Preceded byZhang Qun President of Tongji University 1929–1932 Succeeded byWeng Zhilong Preceded byCao Dianqiu President of Hunan University 1932–1935 Succeeded byHuang Shiheng Preceded byLiu Xiang President of Chongqing University 1935–1938 Succeeded byYe Yuanlong New title President of Northwest University 1939–1941 Succeeded byChen Shizhen Preceded byPi Zongshi President of Hunan University 1940–1943 Succeeded byLi Yuyao Preceded byLi Yuyao President of Hunan University 1945–1949 Succeeded byYi Dingxin
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