Wan Zhexian (Chinese: 万哲先; 7 November 1927 – 30 May 2023) was a Chinese mathematician, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Wan Zhexian | |||||||
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万哲先 | |||||||
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| Born | 7 November 1927 | ||||||
| Died | 30 May 2023 (aged 95) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||
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| Fields | Mathematics | ||||||
| Institutions | Academy of Mathematics and Systems science, CAS | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 万哲先 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬哲先 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Wan was born in Zichuan (now Zichuan District of Zibo), Shandong, on 7 November 1927, while his ancestral home is in Xiantao, Hubei.[1] He attended Zhangdian Primary School (张店小学).[2]
Wan was admitted to the Mathematics Department of National South-West Associated University in 1944.[1] He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1948 and taught there after graduation.[1] In 1950, he was transferred to the Institute of Systems science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he successively worked as an assistant, assistant researcher, associate researcher, and researcher.[1] In the same year, he studied classical group under the guidance of Professor Hua Luogeng, and co-wrote "Classical Group" with Hua Luogeng in 1963.[3]
Wan joined the China Association for Promoting Democracy in 1953 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1985.[1]
On 30 May 2023, he died of an illness in Beijing, aged 95.[1]
Honours and awards edit
- 1987 State Natural Science Award (Third Class) for the isomorphism theory of Classical Group
- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- 1995 2nd Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize