Chen Daqi
Chen Daqi (1886～1983), a native of Haiyan, Zhejiang, is a pioneer of modern psychology in China. Specializes in general psychology.
Chen Daqi studied in Tokyo Imperial University in Japan in his early years, specializing in psychology and receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. After returning to China, he served as the principal of Zhejiang University and a preparatory professor at Beijing College of Political Science and Law. Since 1914, he has been a professor of psychology at Peking University. He has also served as the dean of the philosophy department, the dean of the psychology department, the provost, and was the acting president for a time. In 1930, he served as Secretary-General of the Examination Yuan. In 1934, he became Chairman of the Examination Committee. After 1948, he served as a professor at National Taiwan University and a professor and president of National Chengchi University. In 1949, he assisted Su Xiangyu in establishing the Department of Psychology at National Taiwan University.
In 1917, Chen Daqi founded China's first psychological laboratory at Peking University. Established psychology courses and psychology experiments for philosophy students, and published China's first university psychology textbook "Psychology Outline" in 1918. He also systematically introduced the main fields of Western psychology at that time, such as general psychology, physiological psychology, experimental psychology, abnormal psychology, differential psychology, child psychology, animal psychology, ethnopsychology, etc. His pioneering work in theoretical psychology and experimental psychology is one of the foundations for the establishment of modern psychological science in China.
Chen Daqi's main works include: "The Establishment of "Psychic Science"", "The Theory of Psychic Phenomenon", "The Significance of Ethnopsychology", "Superstition and Psychology", "Children's Suggestibility", "A Brief Introduction to the German School of Psychology" and "Xunzi's Psychological Theory" etc. In his early years, he translated works such as "Trial Psychology" (original work by [German] Ma Bo) and "Child Psychology" (original work by [German] Gao Wubo).