Gu Zhen'an
Chinese scientist (1936–2022)
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Gu Zhen'an (Chinese: 顾真安; 16 November 1936 – 22 December 2022) was a Chinese engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1][2]
Gu Zhen'an | |||||||
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顾真安 | |||||||
| Born | 16 November 1936 | ||||||
| Died | 22 December 2022 (aged 86) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | East China University of Science and Technology | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Inorganic non-metallic materials | ||||||
| Workplaces | China Building Materials Research Institute | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾真安 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧真安 | ||||||
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Biography
Gu was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 16 November 1936.[3] He attended Wuxi No. 1 High School. In 1954, he entered East China University of Chemical Technology (now East China University of Science and Technology), where he majored in silicate.[3]
After graduating in 1958, Gu was assigned to China Building Materials Research Institute.[3] He stayed there for 16 years, interspersed with a year at Lanzhou Glass Factory and two years at the May Seventh Cadre Schools. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1982.[4] In January 1986, he was appointed director of the National Quartz Glass Quality Supervision Center, a post he kept until January 1997.[3]
On 22 December 2022, Gu died in Beijing, at the age of 86.[3]
Honours and awards
- 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]