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Joseph Beech

Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (died 1954)

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Born
October 3, 1867
Died
February 25, 1954
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1867

About Joseph Beech

Joseph Beech, or Joe Beech as he was more commonly known, was an American Methodist missionary and educator, member of Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa, and founding president of the West China Union University. He was a recipient of the Order of Brilliant Jade. Creating a university requires lengthy preparation, which started in 1905 with a Temporary Board of Management of the West China Union University founded to handle this task. His contribution to the higher education of Republican China won the recognition of the Government. Upon his departure for the States in 1940, he was given a special farewell by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and awarded the Diploma of the First Class and the Order of Brilliant Jade.

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Joseph Beech timeline

  1. Creating a university requires lengthy preparation, which started in 1905 with a Temporary Board of Management of the West China Union University founded to handle this task.
  2. Upon his departure for the States in 1940, he was given a special farewell by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and awarded the Diploma of the First Class and the Order of Brilliant Jade.

The world when Joseph Beech was born

Joseph Beech was born in 1867. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineUS purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
  • Technology milestoneDynamite patented by Alfred Nobel
  • Notable inventionDynamite
  • World population~1.47B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.5M

1867 versus 2026

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Measure18672026
Population34.5M341 million

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