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"John H. Payne Field" was named after Col. John Howard Payne (USAAF) (July 27, 1913 - January 11, 1943), lost when the B-24 he was commanding was shot down over Naples, Italy. Payne Field is the site of today's Cairo International Airport (CAI / HECA).

See:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_International_Airport
www.1943salerno.it/ritrovamenti/54-il-consolidated-b-24

Probably Tsai Yuan-pei (1868-1940) also spelled as Cai Yuanpei), "the leading liberal educator of early twentieth-century China," according to UNESCO. He was chancellor of Beijing University, Minister of Education, and founder of the Academia Sinica. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Yuanpei www.shaoxing.gov.cn/en/0307/10337.htm From about 1913-1917, he was living abroad, mainly in France.

Well done, pennyrichardsca, for finding a piece with a photo that could be this guy when older. I had been coming to the same conclusion as to who it probably was, but didn't find a photo to support my conjecture. See www.ibe.unesco.org/publications/ThinkersPdf/caie.pdf for a biography and bibliography from UNESCO. He is mentioned in the NYT on November 6, 1914: "FACTIONS IN CHINA BEING UNITED BY WAR; European Struggle Moves Radical Leaders to Rally to Support of Yuan Shih-kai. NEWS REACHES DR. JENKS He Believes Far Eastern Republic Is on the Verge of a Great Political Reform." query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907EEDF1738E633A...

An interesting guy: Biography on John Dewey Educational Foundation site (Yuan-pei appears to have worked extensively with John Dewey) www.johndeweyef.org/content/view/19/lang,EN This biography has several pictures. Remembered recently: granitestudio.blogspot.com/2008/01/voice-from-chinas-past... A supporter of Esperanto: www.suite101.com/article.cfm/esperanto/52544 From encyclopedia article at www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Cai-Yuanpei "Cai proposed the equal importance of five ways of life -- "Virtue, Wisdom, Health, Collective, and Beauty" (德、智、體、群、美) -- that are still learned as a slogan today in Taiwan. He was also an opponent of foot binding and concubinage, as well as being a proponent of divorce and remarriage." Has a memorial in Shanghai: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cai_Yuanpei_3.jpg

Thanks! We'll fix the spelling in the source data and reload the description.

The dates listed also appear to be incorrect: (1868-1840)

It's the Academical College, Coleraine, Co. Derry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleraine_Academical_Institution www.google.ie/maps/place/Coleraine+Academical+Institution...

O Mac Lol!! That is SO quick!! Well done!

O Mac From that wiki page, possible Headmasters at this time were: (1860 – 1870) Alex Waugh Young was CAI's founding principal and very little is known of him. (1870 – 1915) Thomas Galway Houston, OBE, MA, FRSAI Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland served the school for 45 years, enjoying a long retirement in Portstewart until his death in 1939 at the age of 96. Houston served as a member of the Senate in the Stormont Parliament for Queen's University, Belfast.

Niall McAuley In a sizeable advertisement for the school, it says A.W. Young had a B.A. and was Andrews’ Scholar, University College, London. Otherwise, detail on him is proving elusive in the newspapers. (Belfast Newsletter, 6 August 1860) ETA: Found another snippet "… late Carpenter and Travers scholar, B.A. of the University of London, and Andrew scholar of University College {London] has lately been appointed Principal…" (London City Press, 10 March 1860) And Mr Young was elected a Fellow of University College London in 1867. (London City Press)

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