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John Leighton Stuart. John Leighton Stuart (Chinese: 司徒雷登; pinyin: Sītú Léidēng; June 24, 1876 – September 19, 1962) was a missionary educator, the first President of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China.
New Testament scholar, theological educator, president of Yenching College, U.S. Ambassador to China. John Leighton Stuart was born in Hangchow (Hangzhou), China, the eldest of four sons of Presbyterian missionaries.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Leighton Stuart, a New Testament scholar, theological educator, president of Yenching College, and U.S. Ambassador to China. Read his account of his efforts to promote a coalition government and his criticism of America's policy that led to the loss of China to the Communists.
Henry L. Stimson, true to his attorney’s probing mind, stated emphatically in 1936 that the American people’s widespread interest in China came primarily from the impact of the American missionary movement.
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Nov 20, 2008 · The ashes of John Leighton Stuart, a missionary and educator who was called a symbol of imperialism by Mao, were finally buried in China 46 years after his death.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Leighton Stuart, the founder of Yenching University and a US ambassador to China. Explore how he contributed to China's higher education system and Sino-American relations.
John Leighton Stuart: a Missionary Diplomat in the Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1941 THE REVEREND DOCTOR John Leighton Stuart served forty years in China, culminating a distinguished missionary-educator's career in a most unusual manner, as the United States Ambas sador. Born of missionary parents in China, in 1876, Stuart received
