Mao Yisheng

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Mao Yisheng
茅以升
Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 26 May 1984 – 10 April 1988
Chairwoman	Deng Yingchao
President of Northern Jiaotong University
In office July 1949 – August 1951
Preceded by	Xu Peikun [zh]
Succeeded by	Wang Xiaoci [zh]
President of Peiyang University
In office May 1946 – August 1948
Preceded by	Shu-tien Li
Succeeded by	Zhang Hanying
President of National Peiyang Technical Institute
In office July 1928 – June 1930
Preceded by	Liu Xianzhou
Succeeded by	Cai Yuanze (蔡远泽)
President of Hehai Institute of Engineering
In office July 1924 – August 1925
Preceded by	Shen Zuwei (沈祖伟)
Succeeded by	Yang Xiaoshu (杨孝述)
Personal details
Born	Mao Yisheng (茅以昇) (1896-01-09)January 9, 1896 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, Qing Empire
Died	November 12, 1989(1989-11-12) (aged 93) Beijing, China
Spouse	Dai Chuanhui
Relations	Mao Yushi (nephew)
Children	4
Alma mater	Southwest Jiaotong University Cornell University Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Mao Yisheng a.k.a. Thomson Eason Mao (Chinese: 茅以升; pinyin: Máo Yǐshēng; Wade–Giles: Mao² I³-sheng¹; January 9, 1896 – November 12, 1989) was a Chinese structural engineer and social activist. He was one of the most famous Chinese structural engineers, a pioneer in bridge construction, and a social activist.