Soochow University (1900–1952)
The original Soochow University (Chinese: 東吳大學) was a university based in Suzhou and Shanghai in China, established in 1900. The university was registered in the state of Tennessee in the United States.
東吳大學 | |
| Motto | 養天地正氣 法古今完人 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Unto A Full Grown Man |
| Type | Private |
| Established | Founded 1900 |
| Location | Suzhou and Shanghai , Jiangsu , Republic of China 31°18′16″N 120°38′13″E |
| 1952, split into Soochow University (Taiwan) and Soochow University (Suzhou) | |
After the Chinese Civil War, the university was disbanded by the People's Republic of China government in 1952, with its faculties amalgamated with parts of other universities to create various specialist universities in Suzhou and Shanghai. One of these specialist institutions, the Jiangsu Teacher's College (also known as Jiangsu Normal School), took over the main Suzhou campus of the old Soochow University, and in 1982 adopted the English name Soochow University (a different Chinese name to the original institution was adopted).
A different university by the same name (both in English and Chinese) was set up by alumni in Taiwan in 1951.