Jiang Zehan

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Jiang Zehan (simplified Chinese: 江泽涵; traditional Chinese: 江澤涵; pinyin: Jiāng Zéhán; Wade–Giles: Chiang Tse-han; 6 October 1902 – 29 March 1994), also known as Kiang Tsai-han, was a prominent Chinese mathematician and founder of topology in China. Jiang served as the chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Peking University from 1934 to 1952. Jiang was a member of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Jiang was born in Jingde County, Anhui on October 6, 1902, to Jiang Shicai (Chinese: 江世才), a businessman. He secondary studied at Nankai School. In 1922 he was accepted to Nankai University, where he studied mathematics under Jiang Lifu. After graduation, he became an assistant in mathematics at Xiamen University. In 1927 he matriculated at Harvard University on a Chinese government scholarship, and studied mathematics under H. M. Morse. In 1930 he became an assistant of Solomon Lefschetz at Princeton University. Jiang returned to China in 1931 and that year became professor of mathematics at Peking University.