Biography:Hu Hongwen

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Short description: Chinese organic chemist (1925–2016)
Hu Hongwen
胡宏纹
Born(1925-03-16)16 March 1925
Guang'an, Sichuan, China
Died19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 91)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma materNational Central University
Harbin Institute of Technology
Moscow State University
Known forChief editor of Organic Chemistry
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry

Hu Hongwen (Chinese: 胡宏纹; pinyin: Hú Hóngwén; 16 March 1925 – 19 May 2016) was a Chinese organic chemist, educator and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was known as the Chief editor of Chinese higher education textbook Organic Chemistry.[1]

Hu died on 19 May 2016 at the age of 91 in Nanjing.[2]

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