Chen Jingrun’s famous sayings include the following:

1. Doing research is like climbing a mountain. Many people climb up a mountain road and are satisfied when they reach the highest point, but I often have to Try ten routes and compare which climbs the highest.

2. It is a good thing for children to be curious. His ability to take apart toys proves that he has a thirst for knowledge and can research problems. Parents should support him.

3. Climbing the peak of science is like a mountaineer climbing Mount Everest, which requires overcoming numerous difficulties and obstacles. It is impossible for cowards and lazy men to enjoy the joy and happiness of victory.

4. I don’t want fame, fortune and status. I just hope to study mathematics well and make some contributions in this area, which can help the Chinese people.

Chen Jingrun (May 22, 1933 - March 19, 1996), born in Fuzhou, Fujian, was a mathematician, member (academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chen Jingrun was admitted to the Department of Mathematics and Physics of Xiamen University in 1950; graduated from Xiamen University in 1953, and was later assigned to teach at Beijing No. 4 Middle School; in 1954, he served as a data clerk at Xiamen University; in 1957, he served as an intern at the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Researcher; in 1977, he was a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; in 1980, he was elected as a member (academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; he died in Beijing on March 19, 1996, at the age of 63. Chen Jingrun is mainly engaged in research in analytic number theory.