衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)的(de)(de)前身可溯(su)源至1904年(nian)創辦的(de)(de)的(de)(de)湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)官(guan)立(li)南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)路師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)堂(tang)。1912年(nian)，湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)官(guan)立(li)南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)路師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)堂(tang)更(geng)名為湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)第(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)；后歷經湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)第(di)五中(zhong)學(xue)(xue)、湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)中(zhong)學(xue)(xue)、衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)等(deng)發(fa)展階段(duan)；1962年(nian)，學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)再次更(geng)名為湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)第(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)。1999年(nian)3月(yue)，經國家教育部批準，衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)高(gao)等(deng)專科學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)與衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)教育學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)組建(jian)并(bing)升格為衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。2001年(nian)，湖南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)第(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)與衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)組建(jian)新的(de)(de)衡(heng)(heng)(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。

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