Jiang Qian scholar, educator. Chinese modern pioneering and influential educator.

Biography

In his earlier years, Qian studied at Ziyang Academy in Huizhou, and Wenzheng Academy in Nanjing. In 1902 he helped Zhang Jian

Zhang Jian (politician)

Zhang Jian , courtesy name Jizhi , sobriquet Se'an , was a Chinese entrepreneur, politician and educationist.-Biography:Zhang was born in Haimen County, Jiangsu Province in 1853...

 (張謇) to found Tongzhou Normal School, the first Chinese normal school, and then became the school president. In 1914, he was appointed the president of Nanking Higher Normal School to found the 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

National Central University

National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...

 and Nanjing University

Nanjing University

Nanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...

. In 1918 when taken ill, he nominated the provost Kuo Ping-Wen (郭秉文) to be the acting president. A year later in 1919, he quit the post of school president.