Hu Shuhua

Hu Shuhua
胡庶华
Hu Shuhua
President of Hunan University
In office February 1945 – June 1949
Preceded by	Li Yuyao (李毓尧)
Succeeded by	Yi Dingxin (易鼎新)
In office September 1940 – August 1943
Preceded by	Pi Zongshi (皮宗石)
Succeeded by	Li Yuyao
In office October 1932 – December 1935
Preceded by	Cao Dianqiu (曹典球)
Succeeded by	Huang Shiheng (黄士衡)
President of Northwest University
In office 28 November 1939 – 14 February 1941
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chen Shizhen (陈石珍)
President of Chongqing University
In office August 1935 – July 1938
Preceded by	Liu Xiang (刘湘)
Succeeded by	Ye Yuanlong (叶元龙)
President of Tongji University
In office June 1929 – 1932
Preceded by	Zhang Qun (张群)
Succeeded by	Weng Zhilong (翁之龙)
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1886 You County, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died	June 17, 1968 (aged 81) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Kuomintang Communist Party of China
Parents	Hu Guorui (father)
Alma mater	Peking University Technical University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician, 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 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. 胡庶华，湖南在线，2004-09-13 (Chinese)
2. 民国时期湖大校歌的歌词作者--胡庶华，攸州网，2013-1-11 (Chinese)

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