Fan Haifu
Chinese physicist (1933–2022)
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Fan Haifu (Chinese: 范海福; pinyin: Fàn Haǐfú; 15 August 1933 – 8 July 2022)[2] was a Chinese crystallographer, physicist, and writer. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.[3]
Fan Haifu | |
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范海福 | |
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| Born | 15 August 1933 |
| Died | 8 July 2022 (aged 88) Beijing, China |
| Education | Guangdong Experimental High School[1] |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Spouse | Li Fanghua |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences |
Biography
Fan was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Guangdong Experimental High School (Chinese: 广东实验中学).[4] He graduated from Peking University in 1956, where he majored in chemistry. He studied chemistry and physics under Tang Youqi (Chinese: 唐有祺), Fu Ying (Chinese: 傅鹰), Xu Guangxian, Zhou Guangzhao, Chen Shaoli (Chinese: 陈绍礼), and Wu Qianzhang (Chinese: 吴乾章).[4] After graduation, he applied for an internship in the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and became a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University.
He was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences in 2000. He is also a recipient of the 1996 TWAS Prize.[5]
Personal life
Fan married Li Fanghua, who was also a Chinese physicist.[6]
Book
- Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures (collaboration with Michael Woolfson)
Awards
- The Second Class Prize of Natural Sciences of China (1987)
- The TWAS award in physics (1996)
- The Tan Kah Kee Science Award in mathematics and physics (2006)