Wang Shouguan

Wang Shouguan (Chinese: 王绶琯; 15 January 1923 – 28 January 2021) was a Chinese astronomer. He was President of the Chinese Astronomical Society [zh].[1][2] He was known as one of the founders of modern astrophysics and radio astronomy in China.[1][2] He was a delegate to the National People's Congress from 1977 to 1994.[1][2] In 1980, he became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wang was born in Fuzhou, China.

Wang died on 28 January 2021 in Beijing, aged 98.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yu Hanqi (虞涵棋); Wang Xinxin (王心馨) (29 January 2021). (in zh)thepaper.cn. https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10994996. Retrieved 30 January 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sun Zifa (孙自法) (29 January 2021). (in zh)qq.com. https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210129A0CADR00. Retrieved 30 January 2021. 
  3. (in zh)sina. 29 January 2021. http://k.sina.com.cn/article_2090512390_7c9ab00602001fdhm.html. Retrieved 30 January 2021.