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Harry Bidwell Ansted

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Harry Bidwell Ansted
1st President of Seoul National University
In office
1946 – October 24, 1947
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byLee Choon-ho
Personal details
BornDecember 17, 1893
Temperance, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1955 (aged 61)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationHillsdale College (BBA)
University of Southern California (MA)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Rev Harry Bidwell Ansted (1893-1955) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ^ Who's who in American Education. Who's Who in American Education. 1936.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Seth C. (2018-01-18). Igniting The Chemical Ring Of Fire: Historical Evolution Of The Chemical Communities Of The Pacific Rim. World Scientific. ISBN 978-1-78634-456-4.