Influences John Dewey Name Wang Maozu | Alma mater Columbia University | |
Born 4 March 1891 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Empire Died January 9, 1949, Republic of China | ||
Wang Maozu (Chinese: 汪懋祖; pinyin: Wāng Màozǔ; 4 March 1891 - 9 January 1949) is a Chinese educationist and philosopher. In 1920s, he earned his master's degree at the Teachers College, Columbia University under instruction of John Dewey, and later became a researcher at Harvard University. Several years later, he returned to China and taught at Beijing Normal University, Beijing Women's Normal College and National Central University.
In 1927, he resigned from National Central University and established Suzhou High School, based on Jiangsu Provincial No.1 Normal School. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was a professor at the National Southwestern Associated University.
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