Lu Jiaxi (chemist)

Lu Jiaxi
卢嘉锡
Lu Jiaxi in the early 1960s
President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office May 1981 – January 1987
Preceded by	Fang Yi
Succeeded by	Zhou Guangzhao
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 27 March 1993 – 16 March 1998
Chairman	Qiao Shi
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 13 March 1998 – 4 June 2001
Chairman	Li Ruihuan
In office 10 April 1988 – 27 March 1993
Chairman	Li Xiannian
Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
In office November 1988 – November 1997
Preceded by	Zhou Gucheng
Succeeded by	Jiang Zhenghua
Personal details
Born	26 October 1915 Xiamen, Fujian, China
Died	June 4, 2001(2001-06-04) (aged 85) Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Political party	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
Spouse	Wu Xunyu (吴逊玉) ​ (m. 1936)​ [1]
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology University College London Xiamen University

Lu Jiaxi (Chinese: 卢嘉锡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô͘ Ka-sek; 26 October 1915 – 4 June 2001), or Chia-Si Lu,^[2] was a Chinese physical chemist who is considered a founder of the discipline in China. He served as President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Founding Director of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), and Founding President of Fuzhou University, as well as high-ranking political positions including Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.