Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 10/14/2004
Career Data Updated: 6/26/2007
Chen Jiaer 陈佳洱
Former Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Born: 1934
Birthplace: Shanghai Municipality
Biography
Chen Jiaer, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1934, joined the CPC in 1952 and graduated from Jilin University.
Chen spent over 30 years teaching and serving in the administration of Beijing University. He traveled as a visiting scholar to both and England and the United States. In 1993, he was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He became president of Beijing University in 1996 and director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 1999.
Chen was an alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee.
