List of Zhejiang University alumni

This is a list of notable graduates as well as non-graduate former students, academic staff, and university officials of Zhejiang University and its predecessors in China. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions that later merged with Zhejiang University.

Politics & government

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Name Known as Known for Links to Zhejiang University
Chen Duxiu political leader, writer Studied shipbuilding and French at Qiushi Academy during 1897-1899 until he was expelled due to anti-government speech.
Jiang Baili military writer, strategist, trainer Studied at Qiushi Academy during 1899–1901
Chen Yi military leader, politician Studied at Qiushi Academy
Huang Fu politician
  • Led and participated in the 1924 Beijing Coup
  • Served as the Acting President of the Republic of China
Studied at Qiushi Academy
Jiang Menglin educator, politician Studied at Chekiang Higher Institutes from 1903 to 1904

Served as the first president of National Chekiang University from 1927 to 1928

Wu Han historian Studied college preparatory courses at Hangchow College from 1927 to 1928
Hu Qiaomu politician, Marxist theorist Studied at the Department of Foreign Languages, National Chekiang University from 1933 to 1935, before he was expelled from the university[2]
Xu Liangying physicist, historian, human rights defender
  • Writer of an open letter to Chinese leaders to call for a re-assessment of 1989 protests, signed by 45 Chinese scholars[3]
  • Recipient of Andrei Sakharov Prize in 2008[4]
BSc Physics at National Chekiang University, Class of 1942[4]
Zhou Rongxin politician
  • Secretary-General of the State Council (1965–1975)[5]
President of Zhejiang University (1958–1962)
Huang Zhiquan politician BSc Agricultural Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University, 1959–1963
Zhang Mengjin politician Studied at Hangzhou University
Lu Yongxiang politician, educator, engineer BSc Hydrodynamics (Hydraulic Mechanics) at Zhejiang University, 1959–1964

Lecturer at ZJU since 1981, professor since 1983, president from 1988 to 1995

Chen Mingde politician BSc Electrical Engineering at Zhejiang University, 1958–1962
Zhang Xinsheng politician Studied English and literature at the Department of Foreign Languages of Hangzhou University during 1977–1979
Xie Xuren politician Studied Industrial Economic Management at Zhejiang University during 1981–1984
Zhu Yanfeng politician
  • Former vice-governor of Jilin
BSc Automation at Zhejiang University, Class of 1983
Wang Youcai human rights defender BSc Physics at Zhejiang University, 1983–1987
Sun Zhonghuan politician Studied the postgraduate course of economic management at Hangzhou University from 1997 to 1998
Dong Junshu politician BSc Economic at Hangzhou University

Humanities & culture

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Science & engineering

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Mathematical sciences

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Meteorology, geology, geography

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Physics, material science

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Chemistry, biomedical sciences, agricultural sciences

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Computer science

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Engineering

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Economic & social sciences

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Industry & business

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Sports

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "CHIANG MONLIN, SCHOLAR WAS 78; Educator Who Led Taiwan Assistance Agency Dies". The New York Times. 1964-06-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hsieh, Chiao-Min; Hsieh, Jean Kan (2009-05-16). Race the Rising Sun: A Chinese University's Exodus during the Second World War. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4268-2.
  3. ^ "June 4 verdict reversal urged". South China Morning Post. 1995-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  4. ^ a b Buckley, Chris (2013-02-01). "Xu Liangying, Scientist and Advocate, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ Times, Joseph Lelyveld Special to The New York (1975-05-26). "Chinese, Too, Debate 'Open Enrollment' Program for Their Universities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. ^ Grimes, William (2010-06-29). "Wu Guanzhong, Leading Chinese Painter, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ "China's 'Manhattan Project'; Or, How Mao Learned to Love—and Build—the Bomb". The New York Times. 1964-10-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  8. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (2001-06-08). "T. C. Tsao, 99, Educator, Dies; Aided Taiwan Technical College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  9. ^ "Meet the 'godfather' of China's smartphone industry". South China Morning Post. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  10. ^ Zhong, Raymond (2019-11-18). "TikTok's Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It's Not a Menace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.