He was the first Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, holding the position from 2 March 1946 to 8 November 1946.

[3] In 1906, Nguyễn started working at the French Viễn Đông Bác Cổ in Hanoi.

[1] In 1913, he joined the editorial board of the Đông Dương tạp chí — a magazine that actively promoted Quốc ngữ via translated articles from original Chinese and French works, managed by Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh.

[1] In 1938, Nguyễn Văn Tố together with Bùi Kỷ [vi], Tôn Thất Bình and other associates with support of Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Trần Trọng Kim, Hoàng Xuân Hãn, Lê Thước [vi] formed Hội Truyền bá học chữ Quốc ngữ (en: Association for the diffusion of Quốc ngữ, fr: Association pour la diffusion du Quốc ngữ) to eradicate illiteracy via popular libraries and free Quốc ngữ courses.

[5] From 1941 to 1945, Nguyễn wrote hundreds of articles about Vietnamese culture and Eastern culture for Tri Tân magazine [vi][3] Nguyễn Văn Tố authored many works under his pen name of Ứng Hoè, but one of his works under his real name was a list of Cham place names that existed or still exist in regions of Central Vietnam once occupied by people of Champa.