Fan Haifu (Chinese: 范海福; pinyin: Fàn Haǐfú; 15 August 1933 – 8 July 2022)[2] was a Chinese crystallographer, physicist, and writer. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.[3]

Fan Haifu
范海福
Born(1933-08-15)15 August 1933
Died8 July 2022(2022-07-08) (aged 88)
Beijing, China
EducationGuangdong Experimental High School[1]
Alma materPeking University
SpouseLi Fanghua
Scientific career
FieldsCrystallography
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Sciences
The World Academy of Sciences

Biography edit

Fan was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Guangdong Experimental High School (Chinese: 广东实验中学).[4] He graduated from Peking University in 1956, where he majored in chemistry. He studied chemistry and physics under Tang Youqi (Chinese: 唐有祺), Fu Ying (Chinese: 傅鹰), Xu Guangxian, Zhou Guangzhao, Chen Shaoli (Chinese: 陈绍礼), and Wu Qianzhang (Chinese: 吴乾章).[4] After graduation, he applied for an internship in the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and became a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University.

He was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences in 2000. He is also a recipient of the 1996 TWAS Prize.[5]

Personal life edit

Fan married Li Fanghua, she was also a Chinese physicist.[6]

Book edit

  • Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures (collaboration with Michael Woolfson)

Awards edit

  • The Second Class Prize of Natural Sciences of China (1987)
  • The TWAS award in physics (1996)
  • The Tan Kah Kee Science Award in mathematics and physics (2006)

References edit

  1. ^ "中国科学院院士——范海福". Guangdong Experimental High School (in Chinese). 2005.
  2. ^ 晶体学家范海福院士逝世 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "Prof. Fan, Hai-fu".
  4. ^ a b "【中国科学报】范海福:"偶然"造就科学人生". Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 8 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  6. ^ "李方华:科学对性别无偏见". Beijing REviews (in Chinese). 17 March 2010.