Chen Daqi
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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
[edit]Chen was born in Haiyan County, Zhejiang Province in 1886. His courtesy name was Bainian (
In 1912, Chen went back to China after graduation. From 1912 to 1913, Chen was the president of Zhejiang Advanced College (
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 Provost of Peking University. From 6 Nov 1928 to 30 Dec 1929, Chen was the Secretary-general of the Examination Yuan of the Central Government of ROC. In 1929, Chen was the dean of the arts faculty of Peking University. From 1929 to Jan 1931, Chen was the acting President of Peking University. From 10 Dec 1930 to 22 Dec 1932 and from 10 to 27 Jan 1942, Chen served the Secretary-general of Examination Yuan. In Jul 1948, Chen start serving as a senior advisor of national policy for government.[1]
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 (
Chen died in Taiwan on 8 Jan 1983.[citation needed]
Works
[edit]Chen was an influential educator, writer, educator, Confucian philosopher and psychologist. Chen published more than 20 monographs. His A General Outline of Psychology (
References
[edit]- ^ Chen Daqi - People from Jiaxing Archived 8 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Chen Daqi - President of Zhejiang University (in Chinese, including photo)
- Chen Daqi's brief biography from Zhejiang University
- 1886 births
- 1983 deaths
- 20th-century Chinese translators
- Chinese psychologists
- Educators from Jiaxing
- Academic staff of Peking University
- Philosophers from Zhejiang
- Politicians from Jiaxing
- 20th-century Chinese philosophers
- Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang
- Translators from German
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- University of Tokyo alumni
- Writers from Jiaxing
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