衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)的(de)前(qian)身(shen)可溯源(yuan)至1904年(nian)創辦的(de)的(de)湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)官立南(nan)路師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)堂(tang)。1912年(nian)，湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)官立南(nan)路師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)堂(tang)更(geng)名為湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)省立第(di)(di)三師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)；后歷經湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)第(di)(di)五中(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)、湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)中(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)、衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)等(deng)發展階段；1962年(nian)，學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)再次更(geng)名為湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)省立第(di)(di)三師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)。1999年(nian)3月，經國家教(jiao)育部批準，衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)高等(deng)專科學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)與(yu)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)教(jiao)育學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)組(zu)建并(bing)升格(ge)為衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。2001年(nian)，湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)省立第(di)(di)三師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)與(yu)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)組(zu)建新的(de)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。

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