Ding Shisun | |||||||||
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丁石孙 | |||||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |||||||||
| In office 16 March 1998 – 15 March 2008 | |||||||||
| Chairman | Li Peng→Wu Bangguo | ||||||||
| Chairman of the China Democratic League | |||||||||
| In office November 1996 – December 2005 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Fei Xiaotong | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jiang Shusheng | ||||||||
| President of Peking University | |||||||||
| In office March 1984 – August 1989 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Longxiang | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Shuqing | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | September 5, 1927 Shanghai | ||||||||
| Died | October 12, 2019 (aged 92) Beijing | ||||||||
| Resting place | Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery | ||||||||
| Political party | China Democratic League, Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Spouse | Gui Linlin | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Utopia University Tsinghua University | ||||||||
| Occupation | Academic administrator, politician | ||||||||
| Profession | Mathematician | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 丁石孫 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丁石孙 | ||||||||
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Ding Shisun (Chinese: 丁石孙; September 5, 1927 – October 12, 2019) was a Chinese mathematician, academic administrator, and politician. He served as president of Peking University during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre and was forced to resign afterwards. He later served as chairman of the China Democratic League from 1996 to 2005 and a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.