Lingnan University (Guangzhou)

Some members of the university moved to Hong Kong and founded the Lingnan College at Wan Chai in 1967.

[1][2][3] The university was originally founded in 1888 by Andrew Happer at the request of the American Presbyterian Mission in Canton with the goal of providing a non-denominational Christian education.

It moved to Macau, then a Portuguese colony, in 1900 to escape the repressive measures implemented by the ruling Qing dynasty of China.

In 1906, the University of Pennsylvania's Christian Association sent University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine graduate Josiah McCracken to Canton to determine whether it would be feasible to take over the medical department of the Canton Christian College.

On July 23, 1930, the property of the Canton Medical Missionary Society and Hospital were transferred to the Board of Directors at Lingnan University.

Furthermore, it affiliated with Guangzhou Hospital and Lingnan University to form the Sun Yat-Sen Medical College in 1936.

Martin Hall
An old building of Lingnan University, now located in Sun Yat-sen University
First graduating class of the University Medical School in Canton, 1911