Hsu was born in
Swatow, the son and grandson of physicians. After returning to
China, he taught at
Yenching University and served as dean of the Department of Political Science, dean of the School of Social Sciences, and dean of the Law School. From 1940, he served as deputy representative of China on the Council of the
League of Nations, and in June 1942, acting director of the Asia and Western Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With the
Chinese Civil War having concluded in 1949, Hsu died at the age of 89 on January 14, 1982, at his home in
Westfield, New Jersey. He was survived by his wife, Grace Wen-chung Liu—who he married in a ceremony held in 1921 at the
Chongwenmen and officiated by
John Leighton Stuart—his three sons: Yuan-yo, Fu-cheng Richard, and Charles Chi-chang, and four grandchildren. ==References==