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Gu Chaohao

1926 – 2012

Chinese mathematician

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About Gu Chaohao

Lived 1926 – 2012 (aged 86). Gu Chaohao was a Chinese mathematician, non-fiction writer, translator and university teacher.

Gu Chaohao (; May 15, 1926 – June 24, 2012) was a Chinese mathematician. He graduated from National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University) in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959. He was primarily engaged in research on partial differential equations, differential geometry, solitons, and mathematical physics. He served as vice president of Fudan University and from 1988 to 1993 as president of the University of Science and Technology of China. In 1980, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received the Highest Science and Technology Award in 2009.

Works Gu Chaohao, Hu H, Zhou Xixiang:Darboux Transformations in Integrable Systems 2005 Springer, Gu Chaohao Ed:Soliton Theory and Its Applications, Springer Differential Geometry and Differential Equations:Proceedings of a Symposium, Shanghai, 1985, Editors: M. Berger, Gu Chaohao, R.L. Bryant, Springer Gu Chaohao, Li Ta-Tsien, Hu Hesheng:Differential Geometry and Related Topics, World Scientific Pub Co, Singapore Gu Chaohao, Li Yishen Ed, Nonlinear Physics: Proceedings of the International Conference, Shanghai, Peoples Rep of China, April 24–30, 1989 Springer,

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Zhejiang University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Zhejiang Wenzhou High School
Positions held
President
Employers
Fudan University, Zhejiang University
Awards
State Preeminent Science and Technology Award; HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Highest Science and Technology Award
Also known as
Chaohao Gu, Ku Ch'ao-hao

Family & relationships

Spouse
Hu Hesheng

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Gu Chaohao's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Gu Chaohao?

Chinese mathematician (1926–2012)

When was Gu Chaohao born?

Gu Chaohao was born on 15 May 1926 in Wenzhou.

When did Gu Chaohao die?

Gu Chaohao died on 24 June 2012 in Shanghai.

What was Gu Chaohao's occupation?

Gu Chaohao was a mathematician, non-fiction writer, translator and university teacher.

What nationality was Gu Chaohao?

Gu Chaohao was Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gu Chaohao

· Wikidata: Q715444

· DBpedia: Gu Chaohao

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