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Wu Yuzhang 
Summary
Wu Yuzhang (simplified Chinese: 吴玉章; traditional Chinese: 吳玉章; pinyin: Wú Yùzhāng; given name Yongshan (Chinese: 永珊; pinyin: Yǒngshān); December 30, 1878 – December 12, 1966) was a Chinese politician, educator, and president of Renmin University of China from 1950 to 1966.
Biography edit
Wu Yuzhang was born in Rong County, Sichuan in 1878. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. In the 1940s, when he was in Yan'an, he and Dong Biwu, Lin Boqu, Xu Teli, Xie Juezai were called as Yan'an Five Seniors (延安五老).[1]
Legacy edit
Wu Yuzhang Honors College, an honors college within Sichuan University, was named in honor of Wu Yuzhang.
Notes edit
- ^ "“一辈子做好事”的人——吴玉章" (Be A Good Man for the Whole Life), People's Daily Section 2, June 15, 2005.
External links edit
- Introduction to Wu Yuzhang