About Gu Zhen'an
Lived 1936 – 2022 (aged 86). Gu Zhen'an was a Chinese scientist.
Gu Zhen'an (; 16 November 1936 – 22 December 2022) was a Chinese engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Biography Gu was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 16 November 1936. He attended Wuxi No. 1 High School. In 1954, he entered East China University of Chemical Technology (now East China University of Science and Technology), where he majored in silicate. In January 1986, he was appointed director of the National Quartz Glass Quality Supervision Center, a post he kept until January 1997.
On 22 December 2022, Gu died in Beijing, at the age of 86.
Honours and awards 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
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