Lin Mosei (林茂生, 1887–1947) was the first Taiwanese to receive a bachelor of arts from Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) under Japanese rule (1895–1945). In 1929, he received a doctor of philosophy from the Teacher College, Columbia University. He was a student of John Dewey and Paul Monroe. The two professors tried to persuade him to stay and teach at Columbia University after his graduation, but it was in vain. Lin Mosei cared for education in Taiwan greatly, so he went back to Taiwan. In 1945, he became the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Taiwan University and founded a newspaper, People News, to criticize and give advice to the Chinese Nationalist government. One day, the governor-general of Taiwan, Chen Yi, sent two people to take Lin Mosei to the office to have a chat, and Lin Mosei never came back. His family was never able to find his body and bring him home.
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Lin Mosei
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