Education
Henry West. Luce graduated from Yale University in 1892.
Henry West. Luce graduated from Yale University in 1892.
He was the father of the publisher Henry R. Luce. After graduation, he stayed at Union Seminary in New York for 2 years, before his seminary training at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1896. Luce was a professor at Cheeloo University in Jinan, China, where he led fundraising efforts and served as vice president for a short time.
He also helped to initiate the Yale-in-China Association.
In 1928, he accepted a professorship at the Kennedy School of Missions in Hartford, Connecticut. He held this position until his retirement in 1935.
Luce Memorial Chapel, designed by I.M. Pei and situated on the campus of Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, is named after Luce.