Joseph Percy Bruce (, 1861–1934) was a British missionary to China. In 1908, he purchased about 360,000 square meters (545 mu) of land to the southwest of the old city of

Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...

for the establishment of

Cheeloo University Cheeloo University (, alternatively known as "Shantung Christian College") was a university in China, established by Hunter Corbett American Presbyterian, and other English Baptist, Anglican, and Canadian Presbyterian mission agencies in early ...

. He served as Dean of the theological seminary and later as president of Cheeloo University (from 1916 to 1920). After his return to the United Kingdom, he served as governor of the

School of Oriental Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

in London from 1929 to 1931.The Calendar Of The School Of Oriental Studies, 1937
/ref> In May 1925, Bruce was appointed the first Professor of Chinese at the

(later School of Oriental and African Studies, or SOAS), replacing W. Hopkyn Rees, Reader in Chinese, who had died in August 1924. He continued as professor on an annual basis until 1931, when he was replaced by

Reginald Johnston Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston ( zh, s=庄士敦爵士, t=莊士敦爵士, p=Zhuāngshìdūn juéshì, l=Sir Johnston; 13 October 1874 – 6 March 1938) was a Scottish diplomat and colonial official who served as the tutor and advisor to Puyi, ...

. He remained on at SOAS as a language instructor until his death in 1934.

Works

* J. Percy Bruce, ''The Philosophy of Human Nature by Chu Hsi'', Probsthain, London, 1922 * J. Percy Bruce, ''Chu Hsi and His Masters: An Introduction to Chu Hsi and the Sung School of Chinese Philosophy'', Probsthain, London, 1923 * J. Percy Bruce, E. Dora Edwards, C. C. Shu (Chien-Chun Shu), ''Chinese'', Linguaphone Institute, (Linguaphone: Oriental Language Courses), 1930s * J. Percy Bruce, E. Dora Edwards, She Lao (a.k.a. Lao She), ''Chinese'', Linguaphone Institure, (Linguaphone: Oriental Language Courses), c. 1938 * J. Percy Bruce (editor), ''Farmers of Forty Centuries; or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan'', 1926

References

1861 births 1934 deaths Academics of SOAS University of London British sinologists Protestant missionaries in China English Protestant missionaries {{china-studies-bio-stub