Hu Hongwen

Born(1925-03-16)16 March 1925

Guang'an, Sichuan, China

Died19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 91)

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

AlmamaterNational Central University
Harbin Institute of Technology
Moscow State University

KnownforChief editor of Organic Chemistry

Hu Hongwen 胡宏纹
Born	(1925-03-16)16 March 1925 Guang'an, Sichuan, China
Died	19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 91) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	National Central University Harbin Institute of Technology Moscow State University
Known for	Chief editor of Organic Chemistry
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry

Hu Hongwen (Chinese: 胡宏纹; pinyin: Hú Hóngwén; 16 March 1925 – 19 May 2016) was a Chinese organic chemist, educator and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was known as the Chief editor of Chinese higher education textbook Organic Chemistry.^[1]

Hu died on 19 May 2016 at the age of 91 in Nanjing.^[2]