Ma Xiangbo
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Ma Xiangbo also known under his style
Ma Liang (馬良), was a Chinese scholar and educator during the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China
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province to a prominent Catholic family. At the age of 11, he enrolled in a French Jesuit school in Shanghai
, Collège de Saint-Ignace, where he remained first as student and later as teacher until 1870. In 1870, he became an ordained member of the Jesuit order. In 1886/87, he visited France and eventually devoted his life to higher education.
Ma founded the following institutions of higher learning:
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
(Zhongyang Yanjiuyuan 中央研究院).
His brother, Ma Jianzhong
, was a prominent official in the Qing government.
Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Ma Liang (馬良), was a Chinese scholar and educator during the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
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Biography
Ma was born in Dantu, JiangsuJiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province to a prominent Catholic family. At the age of 11, he enrolled in a French Jesuit school in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Collège de Saint-Ignace, where he remained first as student and later as teacher until 1870. In 1870, he became an ordained member of the Jesuit order. In 1886/87, he visited France and eventually devoted his life to higher education.
Ma founded the following institutions of higher learning:
- Aurora AcademyAurora University (Shanghai)Aurora University was a pre-eminent Catholic university in Shanghai from 1903 to 1952.The founder was Father Joseph Ma Xiangbo S.J. and French Jesuits. The University was founded on 27th February, 1903. Ma Xiangbo left in 1906 and the university was kept by French Jesuits until the coming of...
(Zhendan Xueyuan 震旦學院)(1903) - Fudan Public SchoolFudan UniversityFudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
(Fudan Gongxue 復旦公學) (1905), literally meaning: a revived Aurora Public School - Catholic University of Peking 北京公教大學, later renamed Fu Jen Catholic UniversityFu Jen Catholic UniversityFu Jen Catholic University is a co-educational Catholic university located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Republic of China...
（Furen daxue 輔仁大學）, in co-operation with Ying LianzhiYing LianzhiYing Lianzhi was the founder of Ta Kung Pao and The Catholic University of Peking.From the Manchu family of Hega, Ying received a Confucian education. He was said to be well versed in the Confucian Classics as a child...
英斂之.
His idea of establishing a highest body of learning was eventually realized in 1928 by his close friend, the educator Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei was a Chinese educator and the president of Peking University. He was known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the influential May Fourth Movement...
, who established the Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
(Zhongyang Yanjiuyuan 中央研究院).
His brother, Ma Jianzhong
Ma Jianzhong
Ma Jianzhong was a Chinese official and scholar during the Qing dynasty.Ma was born in Dantu , Jiangsu province to a prominent Chinese Catholic family. After studies at a French Catholic school in Shanghai, Ma went to France in 1876 to study international law...
, was a prominent official in the Qing government.
See also
- Article on Collège de Saint-Ignace in Chinese Wikipedia.