本文紧密结合中国近代的政治与经济发展史,评述了章鸿钊对我国地质事业所做出的功绩。他自幼好学上进,勤奋读书,功底雄厚。在政局功荡不定,斗争尖锐复杂之时,倡导西方科学,开创地质教育,开办我国最早的一所地质专科学校,使我国“地质学有了一个比较稳固的基础”。他一生不畏艰难,培育人才,潜心著述,兢兢业业,是一位值得后人崇敬和永远怀念的著名爱国学者和杰出的地质学家。 This paper closely integrates the history of the political and economic development in modern China and reviews the achievements made by Zhang Hongzhao for the geological undertakings of our country. He was studious childhood, hard-working study, solid foundation. In the uncertain political situation and the sharp and complicated struggles, we advocate Western science, open up geological education and set up one of the earliest geologic colleges in our country so that our country has a relatively solid foundation in geology. He is a famous patriotic scholar and outstanding geologist who deserves to be revered and forever remembered for his devotion to hard work, cultivation of talents, devoting himself to writing and working conscientiously.