Chen Zhongyi

Chen Zhongyi (Chinese: 陈仲颐; July 1923 – 7 October 2019) was a Chinese civil engineer, engineering academic, and politician. He was a professor of Tsinghua University, and served as Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Zhongyi
Traditional Chinese陳仲頤
Simplified Chinese陈仲颐

Biography

Chen was born in July 1923 in Taipei, Taiwan. From 1942 to 1945, he studied at the Department of Civil Engineering of St. John's University, Shanghai.[1][2][3]

From 1945 to 1949, Chen worked as a technician in the Taiwan Provincial Public Works Bureau, an assistant engineer of the Taiwan Engineering Company, and an assistant director of the US News Service in Taipei. From 1949 to 1950, he was a graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, and then worked as an engineer in Los Angeles[1][2] after earning his master's degree.[3]

Chen returned to China in 1951.[1][2] He served as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering of Yenching University before transferring to the Department of Hydraulic Engineering of Tsinghua University in 1952, where he taught as an associate professor and later professor until 1988.[3] His students included Hu Jintao, the future President of China.[2]

Chen joined the China Democratic League in 1952. In 1980 he joined the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (Taimeng). He served as Chairman of Taimeng's Beijing Municipal Committee and Vice Chairman of the 5th Central Committee of Taimeng. He subsequently became an Honorary Vice Chairman of the 6th and 7th Central Committees.[1][2] He was a member of the 5th to 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and served in the Standing Committee of the 7th and 8th CPPCC. He was also a Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal CPPCC.[1][2]

Chen died in Beijing on 7 October 2019, aged 96.[1][2]

References
  1. "陈仲颐同志逝世". Xinhua. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. Li Jingtong 李京统 (13 October 2019). "北京市政协原副主席、清华大学教授陈仲颐逝世". The Beijing News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "Biography of Chen Zhongyi". China Vitae. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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