Chen Duxiu

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Chen Duxiu
陳獨秀
Chen, c. early 1940s
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 23 July 1921 – 1 July 1928
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Xiang Zhongfa
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 23 July 1921 – 7 August 1927
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Secretary of the Central Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 23 July 1921 – 7 August 1927
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1879-10-08)8 October 1879 Anqing, Anhui, Qing dynasty
Died	27 May 1942(1942-05-27) (aged 62) Jiangjin, Chongqing, Sichuan, Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1921–1929)
Spouse(s)	Gao Xiaolan (高晓岚) Gao Junman (高君曼)
Children	7
Alma mater	Qiushi Academy (currently Zhejiang University)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳獨秀
Simplified Chinese	陈独秀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Dúxiù Wade–Giles Chʻen2 Tu2-hsiu4 IPA [ʈʂʰə̌n tǔɕjôʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàhn Duhk-sau Jyutping Can⁴ Duk6 sau³ Canton Romanization Cen4 Dug6seo3 IPA [tsʰɐn˩ tok̚˨ sɐu˧] Southern Min Tâi-lô Tân To̍k-siù
Courtesy name
Chinese	仲甫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhòngfǔ Wade–Giles Chung4-fu3 IPA [ʈʂʊ̂ŋfù]
Pen name
Traditional Chinese	三愛
Simplified Chinese	三爱
Literal meaning	Three Loves
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sān Ài Wade–Giles San1-ai4

Chen Duxiu (Chinese: 陳獨秀; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Tu-hsiu; 8 October 1879 – 27 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Li Dazhao in 1921. From 1921 to 1927, he served as the Communist Party's first general secretary. Chen was a leading figure in both the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and the May Fourth Movement for scientific and democratic developments in the early Republic of China. After his expulsion from the CCP in 1929, Chen was for a time the leader of China's Trotskyist movement.

Chen's ancestral home was in Anqing, Anhui, where he established the influential vernacular Chinese periodical New Youth. In order to support overthrowing the Qing government, Chen Duxiu had joined Yue Fei Loyalist Society (岳王會; Yuèwáng huì; Yüeh⁴-wang² hui⁴) which emerged from Gelaohui in Anhui and Hunan province.^[1]