Yuan Chengye
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AlmamaterNational College of Pharmacy
InstitutionsShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
Yuan Chengye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1924 |
| Died | 9 January 2018 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | National College of Pharmacy |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS |
Yuan Chengye (Chinese: 袁承業; pinyin: Yuán Chéngyè; Wade–Giles: Yüan Ch'eng-yeh; 1924–2018) was a Chinese organic chemist.
Yuan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang province in 1924. He graduated from the National College of Pharmacy (now China Pharmaceutical University) in 1948 and received a Degree for Candidate for D.Sc from the All-Union Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, in Moscow in 1955. He worked at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences after returning to China. He led a research team for nuclear fuel extractants since 1958.[1] In 1997, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He died on 9 January 2018.[2]
