Wang Fosong

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Wang Fosong
王佛松
Born(1933-05-23)23 May 1933
Died31 December 2022(2022-12-31) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
Alma materWuhan University
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer chemistry
InstitutionsChangchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wang Fosong (Chinese: 王佛松; pinyin: Wáng Fósōng; 23 May 1933 – 31 December 2022) was a Chinese polymer chemist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Wang was a member of the 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committees of the 8th and 9th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography[edit]

Wang was born into a family of farming background in Xingning County (now Xingning), Guangdong, on 23 May 1933.[1] In 1951, he was admitted to Wuhan University, where he majored in the Department of Chemistry.[1] After graduating in 1955, he was sent to study at the Soviet Academy of Sciences on government scholarships, obtaining a vice-doctorate degree in 1960.[1]

Wang returned to China in 1960 and that same year became a member of the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] He moved up the ranks to become assistant director in 1984 and director in 1985.[1] He rose to become vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1988, a post he kept until 1994.[1]

On 31 December 2022, Wang died in Beijing, at the age of 89.[1][2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Wu Yuewei (吴跃伟) (1 January 2023). 中科院原副院长、著名高分子化学家王佛松院士病逝,享年89岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ 中国科学院原副院长王佛松逝世. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e 中国科学院院士. ciac.cas.cn (in Chinese). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2023.