| Jiang Menglin | |
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| Born | 20 January 1886 Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Qing Empire |
| Died | 19 June 1964 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Influenced by | John Dewey |
Jiang Menglin (Traditional/Simplified Chinese: 蔣夢麟/蒋梦麟; 1886-1964, aka Chiang Monlin), was a notable Chinese educator, writer, and paramount politician. Between 1919 and 1927, he also served as the President of Peking University. He later became the president of National Chekiang University.
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Jiang was born in Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on 20 Jan 1886. Jiang studied at Zhejiang Advanced College (Traditional/Simplified Chinese: 浙江高等學堂/浙江高等学堂; current Zhejiang University) in Hangzhou in 1903. In 1908,he went to America and studied at University of California, Berkeley.At first,he majored in agriculture ,and then he turned to pedagogy.[1] Jiang obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University, United States, under John Dewey's guidance.
Jiang served as the Minister of Education of the Republic of China from 1928-1930.
Jiang was the General Secretary of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China from 1945-1947.
He was also the Chairman of the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Monlin Chiang, Tides from the West: A Chinese Autobiography （Chinese:《西潮：蒋梦麟回忆录》）(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1945).
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Cai Yuanpei |
President of Peking University 1930 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Hu Shi |
| Preceded by Hu Zhuangyou |
President of Zhejiang University 1927 – 1930 |
Succeeded by Shao Peizi |