Hu Zhuangyou

Hu Zhuangyou (Chinese: 胡壮猷; pinyin: Hú Zhuàngyóu), was a Chinese chemist, educator and former President of Zhejiang University.

Biography

Hu's birth and death years are missing. Hu was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Hu's courtesy name was Yuruo (愚若).[1]

Hu entered Nanyang Public School (南洋公学; main root of current Shanghai Jiao Tong University) in Shanghai and spent seven years studying there.[2] After graduation, Hu continued to study chemistry in the United States.[3]

From 1913 to 1914, Hu was the president of Zhejiang Advanced College (current Zhejiang University) in Hangzhou.[4] From 1932 to 1936, Hu was a professor of chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of Peking University in Beijing.[5] Hu retired in 1947.[6]

References

1. "www.acv.zju.edu.cn". Acv.zju.edu.cn. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. Archived 5 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. Archived 12 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. "百年风雨，化育万物". Gmw.cn. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
6. "北大故事--我的相约1998/救人一命/恐怖之夜_文化传播_华声四海·闽海网". Mhwh.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

External links

• President of Zhejiang University: Hu Zhuangyou (from Zhejiang University)
• The history of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
• Archive of early-period oversea Chinese students from Wuxi