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Tang Aoqing

1915 – 2008

Chinese chemist

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About Tang Aoqing

Lived 1915 – 2008 (aged 92). Tang Aoqing was a Chinese academic and chemist.

Tang Aoqing (; 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. Asteroid 218914 Tangauchin, discovered by astronomers with the PMO NEO Survey Program at Purple Mountain Observatory in 2007, was named in his memory.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Peking University, Columbia University, National Southwestern Associated University
Employers
Peking University
Awards
HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award; Honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Also known as
Au-Chin Tang

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Tang Aoqing's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Tang Aoqing?

Chinese chemist (1915-2008)

When was Tang Aoqing born?

Tang Aoqing was born on 18 November 1915 in Yixing.

When did Tang Aoqing die?

Tang Aoqing died on 15 July 2008 in Beijing.

What was Tang Aoqing's occupation?

Tang Aoqing was an academic and chemist.

What nationality was Tang Aoqing?

Tang Aoqing was Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tang Aoqing

· Wikidata: Q8461812

· DBpedia: Tang Aoqing

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