Jiang Zejia

Jiang Zejia (simplified Chinese: 江泽佳; traditional Chinese: 江澤佳; pinyin: Jiāng Zéjiā; November 1920 – 10 November 2013) was a Chinese electrical engineer and educator.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.
Jiang Zejia
江泽佳
President of Chongqing University
In office
December 1982 – December 1986
Preceded byHe Wenqin
Succeeded byGu Leguan
Personal details
BornNovember 1920
Hankou, Hubei, China
DiedNovember 10, 2013(2013-11-10) (aged 92–93)
Chongqing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materChongqing University
McGill University
OccupationElectrical engineer, educator

Biography

Jiang was born in November 1920 in Hankou, Hubei, with his ancestral home in Jingde County, Anhui.[2] After the high school, he studied, then taught, at what is now Chongqing University. He went to study at McGill University in Canada in 1947.

He returned to China in 1948 and that year joined the Department of Electrical Engineering faculty of Chongqing University, he was promoted to professor in 1951. In 1951 Chongqing University appointed him director of its Electrical Engineering Department. In 1982, he became President of Chongqing University, serving until 1986. On November 10, 2013, he died of illness in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.[2]

References
  1. 追忆往事 缅怀功绩 传承精神——重庆大学举行缅怀江泽佳老先生座谈会. Chongqing University (in Chinese). 2013-11-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. "Jiang Zejia's obituary". Chongqing University (in Chinese). 2013-11-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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