Английская Википедия:Harry Bidwell Ansted
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Harry Bidwell Ansted (December 17, 1893 – November 15, 1955) was a United States Army officer, pastor and educator, and the first president of Seoul National University.
Early life and education
Born in Temperance, Michigan, Ansted attended Hillsdale College and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Greenville College. In 1923, he earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.[1]
Career
He then became a Christian pastor and served in several churches in Michigan for five years. He went on to teach in Wessington Springs College, Los Angeles Pacific College, and Seattle Pacific College.[2]
In 1944, near the end of the World War II, Ansted enlisted in the United States Army as an Army chaplain. After his service in Leyte, Philippines, he was transferred to Korea, a part of the United States Army Military Government in Korea. It was here, in 1946, that he became the first president of Seoul National University, a new national university established in place of Keijō Imperial University.[3] He also created the official motto of the school, Veritas Lux Mea, which is still used to this day. Ansted was succeeded by Lee Choon-ho on October 24, 1947.
He was a member of the American Economic Association, the American History Society, and the Royal Economics Society.
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- 1955 deaths
- United States Army chaplains
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- Hillsdale College alumni
- University of Southern California alumni
- Presidents of Seoul National University
- Greenville College alumni
- Seattle Pacific University faculty
- World War II chaplains
- 20th-century American clergy
- Military personnel from Michigan
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