Chinese educator, politician and banker
Li Zhaohuan Li Zhaohuan (Chinese : 黎照寰 ; pinyin : Lí Zhàohuán Wade–Giles : Li Chao-huan Juwan Usang Ly , was a Chinese educator, politician and banker. He served as President of National Chiao Tung University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University ) and the last President of Hangchow University .
Biography
Li Zhaohuan in Who's Who of China Li was born in Nanhai County , Guangdong Province in 1898. Li's courtesy name was Yaosheng (曜生, also spelled Usang).[ 1]
Li studied in the United States. He obtained BA in economics from Columbia University , and MA in politics from the University of Pennsylvania .
Li became a member of Tongmenghui . Li was the general manager of the Hong Kong Industrial Bank (香港工商银行) and Chinese Merchants Bank (华商银行). Li was the director of the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway Administration Bureau. Li was a professor of several notable universities, including Chiao Tung University (current mainly Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai , Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an , and National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu , Taiwan ), St. John's University , the University of Shanghai (different from current Shanghai University ). Li was pointed the Vice-president of Chiao Tung University in June 1929. In October 1930, Li became President of Chiao Tung University. Li served for Chiao Tung University for 12 years.[ 2]
Li was a counselor for the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China , and the Vice-minister of the Ministry of Railway of ROC . October 1927, Li was pointed the Vice-governor of the National Central Bank of ROC.
After 1949, Li was a professor and the last President of Hangchow University (a predecessor of Zhejiang University ).
Li was a Vice-chairman of the first to fourth Shanghai People's Political Consultative Conference .
On 16 September 1968, Li died in Shanghai.
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