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Rt. Rev. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky
- The Episcopal Church began an institution for boys in Shanghai around 1851. It was the foundation for St. John's. The school was founded by the Rt. Rev. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1877-1883.
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The university was founded in 1879 as "St. John's College" by William Jones Boone and Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, by combining two preexisting Anglican colleges in Shanghai. The architect for the college's original quadrangle of buildings was Newark, New Jersey architect William Halsey Wood.
The school was founded by the Rt. Rev. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1877-1883. The cornerstone of the building was laid on Easter Monday, Apr. 14, 1879, and a house for the bishop was completed in June 1879.
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky (pronounced skĕr-ĕs-kūs'kĭ Chinese: 施約瑟; 6 May 1831 – 15 October 1906), also known as Joseph Schereschewsky, was the Anglican Bishop of Shanghai, China, from 1877 to 1884. He founded St. John's University, Shanghai, in 1879.
Mar 3, 2012 · Their school, St. John’s University in Shanghai, hasn’t existed for 60 years. Its last students graduated in 1952, the year the missionary-founded school was shuttered by China’s...
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Aug 14, 2011 · Religion had a strong importance in the teaching, and the university was lead for decades by clergyman Dr F.L. Hawks Pott who also wrote “ a short history of Shanghai “. Under his governance, Saint John College became the leading University.
Mar 20, 2021 · St. John's University (Shanghai, China) -- History, St. John's University (Shanghai, China), Education, Higher -- China -- History, Education, Higher, China Publisher New York : United Board for Christian Colleges in China Collection claremont_school_of_theology; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive ...
St. John's University, Shanghai, 1879-1951. Mary Lamberton. United Board for Christian Colleges in China, 1955 - Education, Higher - 261 pages. From inside the book .
