Ho Ping-sung


Ho Ping-sung, 1890–1946, was a notable Chinese educator, writer and historian.

Biography

Ho was born in Houxi Village, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province in 1890. In 1911, Ho graduated from Zhejiang Advanced College in Hangzhou.
In 1912, Ho went to the United States and studied mainly modern history, economics and international politics. Ho obtained his BA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a PhD from Princeton University.
In 1917, Ho went back to China. Ho was a professor of history at Peking University. Ho was the head of English department of Beijing Advanced Normal School. Ho was the president of the University of Politics and Law. Ho was the president of Zhejiang Provincial 1st Normal School, and the president of Zhejiang Provincial 1st Middle School.
In 1935, Ho was appointed the President of Jinan University. In June 1946, Ho was appointed the President of National Yingshi University. On 25 July 1946, Ho died in Shanghai. Ho was buried in his hometown Jinhua.
Ho's cousin Ping-ti Ho is a renowned US historian, who is "the first Asian-born scholar ever to have been elected as President of the Association for Asian Studies".

Works by Ho

Ho was an influential writer and historian. He published numerous books and articles about history, including :