陈延年,又名遐延,安徽怀宁人,陈独秀之长子,1898年生于安庆,五、六岁时入私塾读书,十二、三岁时入新式学校,先后就读于安庆尚志小学和全皖中学。1915年,他和弟弟陈乔年被父亲接到上海求学,初入法国巡捕房附设的法语补习班学习法文,两年后入震旦大学。由于他学习勤奋,法语水平提高很快,不久便能熟读法文原著。 Chen Yannian, also known as ya, Anhui Huaining, the eldest son of Chen Duxiu, was born in Anqing in 1898, five or six years old into private school, twelve, three years old into the new school, one after another enrolled in Anqing Shangzhi primary school and all Wan Secondary school. In 1915, he and his brother Chen Qiaoian were both admitted to Shanghai by his father and studied French at the French cram school attached to the French police brigade. Two years later, they went to Aurora University. Because of his diligent work, he improved his French proficiency and soon became familiar with French.