Université l'Aurore | |
) A Czechoslovakian map of Shanghai from 1930, with Aurora University located in the French quarter | |
Other name | Zhendan University (震旦大學) |
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| Active | 1903–1952 |
| Founder | Fr.Joseph Ma Xiangbo S.J. |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Location | Shanghai , China |
| Language | Chinese |
Aurora University (French: Université l'Aurore, Chinese: 震旦大學; pinyin: Zhèndàn Dàxué) was a Catholic university in Shanghai from 1903 to 1952.[1]
The university was founded on 27 February 1903 by Joseph Ma Xiangbo, S.J. and French Jesuits. In 1905 Ma resigned to establish Fudan University, and Aurora was thereafter run by French Jesuits until the Communist Revolution. From 1908 onwards it was located in Shanghai's French Concession.[2]
In 1952, Aurora University merged into East China Normal University and Fudan University, while the chemistry department was absorbed by the newly founded East China Institute of Chemical Technology and the medical school joined the Shanghai Second Medical College.[3]
Notable alumni
- Yosef Tekoah, President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
References
- ^ Jean-Paul Wiest, "Bringing Christ to the nations: shifting models of mission among Jesuits in China." Catholic Historical Review 83.4 (1997): 654-681.
- ^ Ruth Hayhoe, "Towards the Forging of a Chinese University Ethos: Zhendan and Fudan, 1903-1919," The Chinese Quarterly, 94 (June, 1983), 323-341.
- ^ Xian, Liu (2009). "Two universities in Shanghai". Christian Higher Education. 8 (5): 405–421. doi:10.1080/15363750903018280.