Zhao Guocai

Zhao Guocai (simplified Chinese: 赵国材; traditional Chinese: 趙國材; pinyin: Zhào Guócái; Wade–Giles: Chao Kuo-ts'ai; 1879–1966) was a Chinese educator and diplomat.

Zhao Guocai
赵国材
Zhao Guocai.
Born	1879 Shanghai, Qing Empire
Died	1966 (aged 86–87) Shanghai, China
Alma mater	St. John's University, Shanghai Cornell University University of Wisconsin System
Occupation	Educator, diplomat
Movement	Cultural Revolution

Biography

Zhao was born in Shanghai in 1879. In 1906 he graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai. Zhao was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Qing government. He studied politics at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin. He returned to China in 1913 and that year became vice-president of Tsinghua University, after the President Tang Guo'an left, he acted as the Acting President.[1][2] In 1920 he was director of China's educational mission in Washington.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Zhao was mistreated and tortured by the Red Guards, he died in this socialist movement.

References

1. 成志学校初期（1915-1937）：大师云集 风华正茂. qq.com (in Chinese). 2015-10-13.
2. Hu Yifeng (2018). 话剧在清华：以《清华周刊》（1916-1937）为中心. tsinghua.edu.cn (in Chinese).