Cai Yuanpei (186865438+1October1March 5, 940), Han nationality, was born in Shanyin County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), and his ancestral home was Zhuji, Zhejiang Province. Revolutionaries, educators and politicians. Democratic Progressive Party, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, member of the National Government and president of the Supervisory Institute. The first director of education of the Republic of China.
From 19 16 to 1927, he served as the president of Peking University, innovating the "academic" and "free" style of Peking University; From 1920 to 1930, Cai Yuanpei was also the president of Sino-French University. During the Northern Expedition, after the National Government made Nanjing its capital, it presided over the Education Administration Committee, established the University of the Republic of China and Academia Sinica, and led the reform of education and academic system.