Yu Ruqin

Yu Ru Qin
俞汝勤
President of Hunan University
In office July 1993 – May 1999
Preceded by	Weng Zuze
Succeeded by	Wang Kemin (born 1957)
Personal details
Born	November 21, 1935 Shanghai, Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence	Changsha, Hunan
Education	Yali School
Alma mater	Beijing Foreign Studies University Saint Petersburg State University
Occupation	Educator, chemist

Yu Ruqin (Chinese: 俞汝勤; pinyin: Yú Rǔqín; born 21 November 1935) is a Chinese educator and chemist.^[1]

He is a member of the Chinese Chemical Society. He was a member of the 6th, 8th, and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Yu was born in Shanghai, but was raised in Changsha, Hunan, his hometown. He secondary studied at Yali School. He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Saint Petersburg State University. After graduation, he worked at the Institute of Chemistry, an arm of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At the same time, he taught at the University of Science and Technology of China.

He taught at Hunan University since 1962, what he was promoted to professor in 1980, and served as the university's President from 1993 to 1999.^[2]

In 1991, he was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

References

1. "Yu Ruqin". Hunan University. 2015.
2. "Yu Ruqin". Hunan library (in Chinese). 2015.

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