Cheng Wenshan

Cheng Wenshan (Chinese: 成文山; pinyin: Chéng Wénshān; 11 October 1929 – 9 July 2008) was a Chinese educator who served as president of Hunan University between 1982 and 1987.

Cheng Wenshan
成文山
President of Hunan University
In office
June 1982  December 1987
Preceded byZhu Fan
Succeeded byWeng Zuze
Personal details
Born (1929-10-11) October 11, 1929
Ningxiang, Hunan, China
DiedJuly 9, 2008(2008-07-09) (aged 78)
Changsha, Hunan, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materWuhan University
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Biography

Cheng was born into a family of farming background in Datunying of Ningxiang County, Hunan, on October 11, 1929. After high school, he studied, then taught, at what is now Wuhan University. He also studied at Beijing Russian Studies College. In May 1960 he earned his doctor's degree from Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1952.

He joined the Department of Civil Engineering faculty of Hunan University in May 1960 and was promoted to professor in 1983. In March 1981 he was appointed vice-president of Hunan University. After this office was terminated in February 1982, he became president of Hunan University, serving until August 1987.

In 2006, he received his Honorary Doctoral Degree from Chiba University.[1][2]

On July 9, 2008, he died of illness in Changsha, Hunan.

References

  1. 湖南大学原校长成文山获日本千叶大学荣誉博士. 163.com (in Chinese). 2006-03-31.
  2. “加冕”荣誉博士. Sina (in Chinese). 2006-04-03.
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