Biography:Wang Shouguan
Wang Shouguan | |
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| Born | January 15, 1923 Fuzhou, Fujian, China |
| Died | January 28, 2021 (aged 98) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Mawei Naval School Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Purple Mountain Observatory Xujiahui Observatory Beijing Astronomical Observatory |
Wang Shouguan (Chinese: 王绶琯; 15 January 1923 – 28 January 2021) was a Chinese astronomer, president and honorary president of the Chinese Astronomical Society (zh).[1][2] He was hailed as one of the founders of modern astrophysics and radio astronomy in China.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th National People's Congress.[1][2]
Biography
Wang was born in Fuzhou, Fujian, on January 15, 1923.[1][2] His uncle worked in the Republic of China Navy.[3] In 1936, at the age of 13, he entered Mawei Naval School (zh) , he studied navigation at the beginning, but switched to shipbuilding later because of myopia.[1][2][3] After graduating in 1943, he worked at a factory for a year.[1][2] In 1945, he pursued advanced studies in the United Kingdom , where he studied at the Shipbuilding Class, Royal Naval College, Greenwich.[1][2] In 1950 he switched to astronomy, and was hired as an assistant astronomer at the University of London.[1][2]
Wang returned to China in 1953.[1][2] He successively worked at the Purple Mountain Observatory, Xujiahui Observatory, and Beijing Astronomical Observatory.[1][2] In 1981, he became deputy director of the Department of Mathematical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, rising to director in 1994.[1][2] In October 1993, the asteroid with international code 3171 was named "Wangshouguan".[1][2]
On January 28, 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 98.[1][2][4]
Honours and awards
- 1980 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[1][2]
- 1996 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 1998 Member of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Yu Hanqi (虞涵棋); Wang Xinxin (王心馨) (29 January 2021). (in zh)thepaper.cn. https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10994996.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Sun Zifa (孙自法) (29 January 2021). (in zh)qq.com. https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210129A0CADR00.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (in zh)qq.com. 29 January 2021. https://new.qq.com/omn/20210129/20210129A0DEB500.html.
- ↑ (in zh)sina. 29 January 2021. http://k.sina.com.cn/article_2090512390_7c9ab00602001fdhm.html.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Zhang Yuzhe |
5th President of the Chinese Astronomical Society (zh) 1985-1989 |
Succeeded by Li Qibin (zh) |
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