Han Qiwei (Chinese: 韩其为; 2 November 1933 – 1 October 2019) was a Chinese hydraulic engineer and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]
Han Qiwei | |||||||
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| Born | November 2, 1933 | ||||||
| Died | October 1, 2019 (aged 85) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Wuhan University | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Hydraulics | ||||||
| Institutions | China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Research Institute | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 韓其為 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韩其为 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Han was born in Songzi, Hubei, on 2 November 1933. In 1956 he graduated from today's Wuhan University. From 1962 to 1980 he worked at the River Research Laboratory, Changjiang Academy of Sciences. He worked at China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Research Institute since 1980. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 2001. He died of illness in Beijing, aged 86.[2]
References edit
- ^ 韩其为院士逝世 [Academician Han Qiwei dies]. Guangming Daily (in Chinese). 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ 泥沙与河床演变专家韩其为去世，今年共和国已痛失25位院士 [Han Qiwei passes away, China has lost 25 academicians this year]. qq.com (in Chinese). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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