Saint John's University (圣约翰大学) was an Anglican university located in Shanghai, China. Before the Chinese Civil War it was regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Shanghai and China. In 1952, the University was broken up and its faculties were joined with similar faculties from other universities to create several specialist universities. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... Combatants Chinese Kuomintang Chinese Communist Party Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CCP). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

The University was founded in 1897 by Samuel Scherschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, by amalgamating two pre-existing Anglican colleges in Shanghai. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

St. John's began with 39 students, and taught mainly in Chinese. In 1891 it changed to English teaching, and courses began to focus on science and natural philosophy.

The University was registered in Washington State in the U.S., and thus had the status of a domestic university in the U.S. Graduates of St John's could proceed directly to graduate schools in the U.S. As a result, the university attracted some of the brightest and wealthiest students in Shanghai at the time. Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... Having a degree conferred is a requirement of (post)graduate school. ...

The University was located on a bend of the Suzhou River in Shanghai, and was designed to incorporate Chinese and Western architectural elements. The French poster for Suzhou River - River of Love Suzhou River 苏州河 (2000) is a film noir by Lou Ye about a tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai. ...

The University survived the Chinese Civil War. However, in 1952 the Communist government adopted a policy of creating specialist universities in the Soviet style of the time. Under this policy, St Johns was broken up. Most of its faculties was incorporated into the East China Normal University and Fudan University. The Medical school was incorporated into Shanghai No. 2 Medical University. The campus became the site of the East China University of Politics and Law. The Communist Party of China (CPC) or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... East China Normal University (华东师范大学) (ECNU) was founded in October 1951 in western Shanghai, in place of Great China University (Daxia University) and Guanghua University. ... Fudan University   Fudan University (Chinese: 复旦大学; Pinyin: ) is one of the oldest and most influential universities in the Peoples Republic of China. ... East China University of Politics and Law (华东政法学院) is a public university in Shanghai, China. ...

Alumni

The alumni of St John's University is many and illustrious in the early half of the 20th Century. They include:

• Wellington Koo, diplomat, was foreign minister of the Republic of China
• Lin Yutang, author
• Shi Jiuyong, jurist, currently President of the International Court of Justice
• I.M. Pei, architect
• Rong Yiren, "Red Capitalist", was Vice President of the People's Republic of China
• T.V. Soong, politician, brother to the Soong Sisters, was Premier of the Republic of China
• Yen Chia-kan, politician, was President of the Republic of China