Pan Jiazheng
Pan Jiazheng (simplified Chinese: 潘家铮; traditional Chinese: 潘家錚; pinyin: Pān Jiāzhēng; November 12, 1927 – July 13, 2012[1]) was a Chinese hydraulic engineer and poet.
Biography
[edit]Pan was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, and lost his father at a young age. He was accepted by the Department of Civil Engineering of Zhejiang University, but almost dropped out because of poverty. His professor, Qian Lingxi, saw promise in him and paid for his tuition out of his own pocket until his graduation[2] in 1950. He was an academician and the Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] He served as the former Chief Director of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering,[3] and the technical chief for the Three Gorges Dam.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "中国著名水利水电工程专家潘家铮院士逝世". News.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ Wang Gaoyan 王高岩 (2016-07-29). ""伯乐院士"钱令希的人格魅力". Kedo.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ 中国岩石力学与工程学会:学会简介 Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- ChinaVitae - Pan Jiazheng (in English)
- Chinese Academy of Engineering - Pan Jiazheng (in Chinese)
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