Yu Youren

• Yu Youren, courtesy name was Youren, art name was Taiping Laoren, born in Sanyuan Xiaxi. He was a Chinese modern politician, educator and calligrapher. He was a high-ranking official of the Chinese government for many years, and at the same time he established Fudan University, Shanghai University, National Northwest Agricultural College (now Northwest Agricultural University), and was also the president of Fudan University and Private Nantong University.

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