刘佛年,1929年从长沙明德中学毕业,考入武汉大学预科。1937年出国留学,先后在英国伦敦大学、剑桥大学、法国巴黎大学攻读研究生。1940年年初回国,先后在西北联合大学、湖南蓝田国立师范学院任教。抗战胜利后,被暨南大学聘任为哲学概论和教育哲学的教授。1951年参加筹建华东师范大学,任教务长。1978年平反后,任华东师范大学校长。1984年, Liu Fo year, 1929 from Changsha Mingde high school, admitted to the preparatory college of Wuhan. In 1937 to study abroad, successively in London, University of Cambridge, University of Paris, France, studying for graduate students. He returned to China in early 1940 and taught at Northwestern Polytechnic University and Hunan Lantian National Teachers College. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Jinan University was appointed professor of philosophy and philosophy of education professor. In 1951 to participate in the preparation of East China Normal University, served as Dean. After rehabilitating in 1978, he became the president of Huadong Normal University. In 1984,