Jingchao Wu

Wu Jingchao (1901-1968) pursued sociology at the University of Minnesota and the University of Chicago, obtaining his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. In 1928, he returned to China and assumed the position of Professor and Department Chair of Sociology at Jinling University in Nanjing. In 1931, he became a professor in the Department of Sociology at Tsinghua University, and in 1932, he concurrently served as the Dean of Academic Affairs at Tsinghua University. In 1952, he was elected as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and appointed as a professor at Renmin University of China. Wu Jingchao is acknowledged as one of the prominent sociologists in 20th-century China. As a pioneer in Chinese sociological research, he holds the distinction of being the first scholar to write a book on urban sociology in China.