Jiang Qian (; 1876–1942),

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Yiyuan (),

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Yangfu (), was an influential Chinese scholar and educator.

Biography

In his early years, Jiang studied at the Ziyang Academy in

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, and Wenzheng Academy in

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. In 1902, he helped Zhang Jian to found Tongzhou Normal School, the first Chinese normal school, and then became the school's president. In 1914, he was appointed the president of Nanking Higher Normal School, on the site of former Liangjiang Higher Normal School. Nanking Higher Normal School later turned to be National Southeastern University and renamed National Central University and

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. In 1918, when taken ill, he nominated the provost Kuo Ping-Wen () to be the acting president. A year later in 1919, he quit the post of school president. Chinese scholars Presidents of National Central University Presidents of Nanjing University 1876 births 1942 deaths People from Shangrao {{China-academic-bio-stub