| Ma Xiangbo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1840 Dantu, Jiangsu |
| Died | 1939 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Ma Liang |
| Education | Collège de Saint-Ignace, Shanghai |
| Occupation | educator |
| Known for | founded three Universities |
| Religion | Christian |
| Denomination | Catholic, Jesuit |
Ma Xiangbo (Chinese: 馬相伯; 1840-1939), also known under his style Ma Liang (馬良), was a Chinese scholar and educator during the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.
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Ma was born in Dantu, Jiangsu province to a prominent Catholic family. At the age of 11, he enrolled in a French Jesuit school in Shanghai, Collège de Saint-Ignace, where he remained first as student and later as teacher until 1870. In 1870, he became an ordained member of the Jesuit order. In 1886/87, he visited France and eventually devoted his life to higher education.
Ma founded the following institutions of higher learning:
His idea of establishing a highest body of learning was eventually realized in 1928 by his close friend, the educator Cai Yuanpei, who established the Academia Sinica (Zhongyang Yanjiuyuan 中央研究院).
His brother, Ma Jianzhong, was a prominent official in the Qing government.