Chen Jiangong
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Chen Jiangong (1893-1971), or Jian-Gong Chen, was a renowned Chinese
educator, mathematician
and a pioneer of modernizing Chinese mathematics http://www.people.com.cn/GB/keji/25509/29829/2095509.html. He was the dean of Department of Mathematics, National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University
), and an academician of Academica Sinica (1948 election) and Chinese Academy of Sciences
(1955 election).
Guangxu Era in Shanying County, Shaoxing
Fu (now Shaoxing City), Zhejiang Province, Chen studied in Shanying School and later in Shaoxing Prefecture School. 1910, he entered Zhejiang Advanced Normal School (a higher education institute of training teachers, later it was merged into Zhejiang University
).
He went to Japan
to continue his study. 1916, he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology
(majored in textile technology) and Tokyo Academy of Physics (the predecessor of Tokyo University of Science
).
1923, he graduated from Tohoku University
, he then went back to China
, became a lecture in Zhejaing Industrial School (later immerged into National Chekiang University). 1924, he went to Wuhan
, Hubei Province, and became a professor
in National Wuchang University (now Wuhan University
).
1926, he went back to Tohoku University, continued his study in mathematics there, and completed his PhD
in 1929. In Japan he met his later colleague Su Buqing
.
1929, he went back to Zhejiang, invited by the president Shao Feizhi, he started serving as the director of the Department of Mathematics, National Chekiang University, for 20 years. 1931, due to Chen's strong advice, Su Buqing was invited to join with the department. They cooperated very well and set up the famous Chen-Su School in modern Chinese mathematics history. 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War
broke out, he and his whole department had to move out of Hangzhou
. Feb 1940, they arrived at Zunyi
then Meitan, Guizhou Province, and he started resetting up colleges of engineering and sciences.
1945, the Japanese army was defeated, invited both by the biologist Luo Zongluo (or Lo Tsung-lo
, 1st president of National Taiwan University
) and the Nanjing Nationalist Government, he was sent to Taipei
, to handle and rearrange the university (Taihoku Imperial University) there (acting dean). Spring 1946, he returned to mainland China, continued teaching in National Chekiang University, and became a research in Academia Sinica
Mathematics Research Institute. 1947-1948, he did one-year research in the Institute for Advanced Study
, Princeton
, USA. After the Chinese Civil War
, he remained in Zhejiang.
1952, Zhejiang University was dissociated and its colleges of sciences and humanism (arts) were distributed to Fudan University
in Shanghai
. Both Chen and Su Buqing had to move to Shanghai. In Shanghai, he translated many mathematical works from the USSR.
1958, some departments of Zhejiang University were split out again and formed a new university - Hangzhou University
(1998, it jointed into Zhejiang University again). Chen was pointed to be the vice president of the university and moved back to Hangzhou.
China
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educator, mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and a pioneer of modernizing Chinese mathematics http://www.people.com.cn/GB/keji/25509/29829/2095509.html. He was the dean of Department of Mathematics, National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
), and an academician of Academica Sinica (1948 election) and Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
(1955 election).
Biography
Born in Qing DynastyQing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
Guangxu Era in Shanying County, Shaoxing
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
Fu (now Shaoxing City), Zhejiang Province, Chen studied in Shanying School and later in Shaoxing Prefecture School. 1910, he entered Zhejiang Advanced Normal School (a higher education institute of training teachers, later it was merged into Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
).
He went to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to continue his study. 1916, he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
(majored in textile technology) and Tokyo Academy of Physics (the predecessor of Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Science is a private university of science and technology in Japan...
).
1923, he graduated from Tohoku University
Tohoku University
, abbreviated to , located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan and is a member of the National Seven Universities...
, he then went back to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, became a lecture in Zhejaing Industrial School (later immerged into National Chekiang University). 1924, he went to Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
, Hubei Province, and became a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in National Wuchang University (now Wuhan University
Wuhan University
Wuhan University is a university located in Wuchang, Hubei, China. It is directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the top ten universities in China, and its history dates back to 1893, making it one of China's...
).
1926, he went back to Tohoku University, continued his study in mathematics there, and completed his PhD
PHD
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in 1929. In Japan he met his later colleague Su Buqing
Su Buqing
Su Buqing was a Chinese mathematician and educator.He was born in Pingyang in Zhejiang Province in 1902. He graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in Japan in 1927 and received his Ph.D. from the University in 1931...
.
1929, he went back to Zhejiang, invited by the president Shao Feizhi, he started serving as the director of the Department of Mathematics, National Chekiang University, for 20 years. 1931, due to Chen's strong advice, Su Buqing was invited to join with the department. They cooperated very well and set up the famous Chen-Su School in modern Chinese mathematics history. 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
broke out, he and his whole department had to move out of Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
. Feb 1940, they arrived at Zunyi
Zunyi
Zunyi is a prefecture-level city in Guizhou province in southwestern China. Along with Guiyang and Liupanshui, it is one of the most important cities of the province...
then Meitan, Guizhou Province, and he started resetting up colleges of engineering and sciences.
1945, the Japanese army was defeated, invited both by the biologist Luo Zongluo (or Lo Tsung-lo
Lo Tsung-lo
Lo Tsung-lo , was a Chinese botanist and plant physiologist. Lo was a main founder of modern plant physiology in China. He was the first President of the National Taiwan University .-Biography:Luo was born in Huangyan, Zhejiang Province on 2 Aug 1898. Lo's father was a merchant...
, 1st president of National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University is a national co-educational university located in Taipei, Republic of China . In Taiwan, it is colloquially known as "Táidà" . Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan,...
) and the Nanjing Nationalist Government, he was sent to Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, to handle and rearrange the university (Taihoku Imperial University) there (acting dean). Spring 1946, he returned to mainland China, continued teaching in National Chekiang University, and became a research in Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
Mathematics Research Institute. 1947-1948, he did one-year research in the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
, Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, USA. After the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
, he remained in Zhejiang.
1952, Zhejiang University was dissociated and its colleges of sciences and humanism (arts) were distributed to Fudan University
Fudan University
Fudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. Both Chen and Su Buqing had to move to Shanghai. In Shanghai, he translated many mathematical works from the USSR.
1958, some departments of Zhejiang University were split out again and formed a new university - Hangzhou University
Hangzhou University
Since 1998, Hangzhou University has been a part of Zhejiang University....
(1998, it jointed into Zhejiang University again). Chen was pointed to be the vice president of the university and moved back to Hangzhou.
Notable students
- Gu ChaohaoGu ChaohaoGu Chaohao is a Chinese mathematician. He graduated from National Chekiang University in 1948, and received a doctorate degree in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959. He is primarily engaged in the research on partial differential equation, differential geometry, and...
- mathematician, former president of University of Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaThe University of Science and Technology of China is a national research university in Hefei, People's Republic of China. It is a member of the C9 League formed by nine top universities in China... - Xia Daoxing - mathematician
- Hu HeshengHu HeshengHu Hesheng , is a female mathematician. She is the former vice-president of Chinese Mathematical Society, the former president of Shanghai Mathematical Society, and an academician of Chinese Academy of Science...
- woman mathematician, 2002 Noether LecturerNoether LectureThe Association for Women in Mathematics annually presents the Noether Lectures to honor women who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences. These one-hour expository lectures are presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings each January...