Tang Aoqing
Tang Aoqing | |||||||||
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唐敖庆 | |||||||||
| President of Jilin University | |||||||||
| In office July 1978 – January 1986 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Yang Guofeng | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Zhuoqun | ||||||||
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| Born | 18 November 1915 Yixing County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||
| Died | 15 July 2008 (aged 92) Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University National Southwestern Associated University Columbia University | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Theoretical chemistry | ||||||||
| Institutions | Jilin University | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 唐敖庆 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 唐敖慶 | ||||||||
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Tang Aoqing (Chinese: 唐敖庆; Wade–Giles: T'ang Ao-ch'ing; 18 November 1915 – 15 July 2008), or Au-Chin Tang, was a Chinese theoretical chemist and educator, known as the "Father of Quantum Chemistry" in China. He established the Department of Chemistry of Jilin University, and served as President of the university from 1978 to 1986. He was a founding member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS). He established the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 1986 and served as its first president.