Chen Daqi
Chen Daqi | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Dàqí |
Wade–Giles | Ch'en Ta-ch'i |
Chen Daqi (1886–1983), or Ch'en Ta-ch'i, was a psychologist, philosopher, politician, and writer. He was a pioneer of modern psychology in China. Chen was a former President of Zhejiang University, and acting President of Peking University.
Biography
Chen was born in
In 1912, Chen went back to China after graduation. From 1912 to 1913, Chen was the president of Zhejiang Advanced College (浙江高等学校; current Zhejiang University) in Hangzhou. Chen was also a professor of Zhejiang School of Law and Politics (浙江(私立)法政专门学校).
Chen was a strong supporter of May Fourth Movement. He was also a close friend of Lu Xun.
From 1922 to 1927, Chen was a professor, the head of the Department of Philosophy of Peking University in Beijing. From 1927 to Jan 1928, Chen was the
After 1949, Chen went to Taiwan. Chen served the first President of National Chengchi University (NCCU) from Oct 1954 to Jul 1959. In Apr 1964, Chen became the first Director-general of the Confucius-Mencius Society (孔孟学会) in Taipei at the Nanhai Academy.
Chen died in Taiwan on 8 Jan 1983.[citation needed]
Works
Chen was an influential educator, writer, educator,
References
- ^ Chen Daqi - People from Jiaxing Archived 8 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Chen Daqi - President of Zhejiang University (in Chinese, including photo)
- Chen Daqi's brief biography from Zhejiang University