Chen Juewan (Chinese: 陈觉万; 5 April 1932 – 7 October 2022) was a Chinese educator and politician who served as president of Huaqiao University from 1988 to 1993. He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress and a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2]
Chen Juewan | |||||||
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陈觉万 | |||||||
| President of Huaqiao University | |||||||
| In office August 1988 – August 1993 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Fei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhuang Shanyu | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 5 April 1932 Surabaya, Java, Dutch East Indies | ||||||
| Died | 7 October 2022 (aged 90) Quanzhou, Fujian, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Jilin University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈觉万 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳覺萬 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Chen was born in Surabaya, Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on 5 April 1932, to Chen Mingjin (陈明津), a Chinese educator who mainly worked in Surabaya, and Lin Shuyun (林淑芸), a Chinese teacher.[3] His ancestral home is in Anxi County, Fujian. He returned to China in 1948 and attended Anxi County High School, and soon was admitted to Haijiang College two years later.[3] In 1950, he entered Jilin University, and worked there after graduation, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1979 and to full professor in 1985.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1982.[3] He was named a vice-president of Huaqiao University in October 1985.[3] He moved up the ranks to become executive vice president in September 1986 and president in August 1988.[3] He became president of Liming Vocational University in March 1994, and served until October 1995.[3] He retired in January 1998.[3]
On 7 October 2022, he died from an illness in Quanzhou, Fujian, at the age of 90.[3]
References edit
- ^ He Husheng (何虎生); Li Yaodong (李耀东); Xiang Changfu (向常福), eds. (2003). 中华人民共和国职官志 [Official Records of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Society Press. ISBN 9787800883934.
- ^ 历届全国政协委员人名辞典 [Dictionary of Names of Members of the National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference] (in Chinese). Beijing: China International Broadcasting Press. 1996. p. 286. ISBN 9787507813746.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 华侨大学原校长陈觉万逝世，曾在战火纷飞的年代毅然回国. sina (in Chinese). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.