Wu Yuzhang (;

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Yongshan (); December 30, 1878 – December 12, 1966) was a Chinese politician, educator, and president of

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The ...

from 1950 to 1966.

Biography

Wu Yuzhang was born in Rong County,

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

in 1878. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

in 1925. He founded Jialing High School in Nanchong, Sichuan in 1927, and in 1950, under the auspices of

Hu Yaobang Hu Yaobang (20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a Chinese politician who was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China. He held the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party, top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from ...

, merged it with the private Jianhua Middle School founded by Mr.

Zhang Lan Zhang Lan (; 1872 – February 1955), courtesy name Biaofang (表方), was a Chinese political activist best known for being the chairman of the China Democratic League from its founding in 1941 until his death in 1955. Biography Zhang was bo ...

to form the Northern Sichuan Public Nanchong High School, which is the predecessor of Sichuan Nanchong Senior High School. In the 1940s, when he was in

Yan'an Yan'an; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi Province of China, province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several c ...

, he and

Dong Biwu Dong Biwu ( zh , c=董必武 , p=Dǒng Bìwǔ , w=Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975. Early li ...

, Lin Boqu, Xu Teli,

Xie Juezai Xie Juezai (; 1884–1971), also known by his courtesy name Huannan and his alias Juezhai, was a Chinese politician, activist, and educator who played an important role in the development of China's legal field. His main works are collected in ...

were called as Yan'an Five Seniors (延安五老).“一辈子做好事”的人——吴玉章
(Be A Good Man for the Whole Life), ''

People's Daily The ''People's Daily'' ( zh, s=人民日报, p=Rénmín Rìbào) is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP in multiple lan ...

'' Section 2, June 15, 2005.

Legacy

Wu Yuzhang Honors College, an honors college within

Sichuan University Sichuan University (SCU) is a public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. I ...

, was named in honor of Wu Yuzhang.

References

External links

Introduction to Wu Yuzhang
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Yuzhang 1878 births 1966 deaths Communist University of the Toilers of the East alumni Presidents of Renmin University of China People from Zigong Members of the 6th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party