Chen Heqin (1892- 1982), a modern educator in China, was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang. 1911February entered Shanghai St. John's University and was admitted to Tsinghua University in the autumn of the same year. 19 14 went to the United States to study after graduation, and studied at Hopkins University and Columbia University successively, and obtained a master's degree in education from Teachers College of Columbia University. 1965438+returned to China in August 2009 and became a professor at Nanjing Normal University. From 65438 to 0923, he served as professor and dean of educational affairs of Southeast University, and founded Nanjing Gulou Kindergarten. From 65438 to 0927, he served as the dean of the Second Hospital of Xiaozhuang Experimental Rural Normal School and the head of the school education department of Nanjing Special Education Bureau, and established the system of educational experimental area in Nanjing. 1928 to 1939 served as the director of Chinese education department of Shanghai Public Concession Bureau, and founded many primary schools, kindergartens and middle schools. 1940, Jiangxi Provincial Kindergarten Normal School was established. From 65438 to 0945, he returned to Shanghai as the director of the supervision office of the Education Bureau, took over the primary and secondary schools run by foreigners, and founded Shanghai Naive Normal School, which was later renamed Shanghai Women's Normal School. 1946 concurrently serves as the president of the National Naive Teachers College and puts forward the theory of life education. Attach importance to scientific experiments and advocate that the development of children's education in China should suit the national conditions and conform to the laws of children's physical and mental development; Call for the establishment of a training system for children's education teachers. Write dozens of kindergarten and primary school textbooks and children's extracurricular reading materials, and design and promote toys, teaching AIDS and juvenile group equipment. Initiate and organize the Early Childhood Education Research Association, China Children's Education Society and other organizations to edit publications such as Early Childhood Education, Primary School Teachers, Life Education, Early Childhood Education and Essays on Early Childhood Education.

personal record

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as president of Nanjing Normal University. Member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Chairman of Jiangsu Province.