Tang Aoqing | |||||||||
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唐敖庆 | |||||||||
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| President of Jilin University | |||||||||
| In office July 1978 – January 1986 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Yang Guofeng | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Zhuoqun | ||||||||
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| Born | 18 November 1915 Yixing County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||
| Died | 15 July 2008 (aged 92) Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University National Southwestern Associated University Columbia University | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Theoretical chemistry | ||||||||
| Institutions | Jilin University | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 唐敖庆 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 唐敖慶 | ||||||||
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Tang Aoqing (Chinese: 唐敖庆; Wade–Giles: T'ang Ao-ch'ing; 18 November 1915 – 15 July 2008), or Au-Chin Tang, was a Chinese theoretical chemist and educator, known as the "Father of Quantum Chemistry" in China.[1] He established the Department of Chemistry of Jilin University, and served as President of the university from 1978 to 1986. He was a founding member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS). He established the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 1986 and served as its first president.