About Yang Guanghua
Lived 1923 – 2006 (aged 82–83). Yang Guanghua was a Chinese chemist and engineer.
Yang Guanghua or Guang-Hwa Yang (; 1923–2006), was a Chinese chemist and chemical engineer. He was the President of China University of Petroleum, and a pioneer of China's oil industry.
In the 1950s, Yang and Prof. Wu Chi co-founded the first educational program of oil and natural gas engineering/refining in China.
Yang's son Yang Wei, a mechanical engineer, served as President of Zhejiang University.
Honors Asteroid 10410 Yangguanghua, discovered by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program in 1997, is named in his memory.
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Who was Yang Guanghua?
Chinese chemical engineer (1923-2006)
When was Yang Guanghua born?
Yang Guanghua was born on 10 April 1923.
When did Yang Guanghua die?
Yang Guanghua died in 2006.
What was Yang Guanghua's occupation?
Yang Guanghua was a chemist and engineer.
What nationality was Yang Guanghua?
Yang Guanghua was Chinese.
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