Huang Wenhu Explained

Office1:President of Harbin Institute of Technology
Term Start1:1983
Term End1:1985
Predecessor1:Liu Deben
Huang Wenhu
Native Name:黄文虎
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1926 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Death Place:Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Zhejiang University
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Fields:Machinery dynamics
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Huang Wenhu (; 22 July 1926 – 19 May 2022) was a Chinese engineer and university administrator who served as president of Harbin Institute of Technology from 1983 to 1985. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

Huang was born in Shanghai, on 22 July 1926, while his ancestral home in Yongkang, Zhejiang.[2] He was the elder of six children.[2] His parents named him "Wenhu" due to his Chinese zodiac belonged to the "tiger" .[2] He was brought up by his grandparents in Zhoushan of Yongkang.[2] In 1945, he entered Zhejiang University, where he majored in electrical engineering. He also received his master's degree from Harbin Institute of Technology.[2]

After graduating in May 1949, Huang worked in the Hangzhou Military Control Commission Finance Department and than the Tianjin Central Electrician No. 2 Factory. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1995.[3] Starting in 1950, he was made a deputy director. He moved up the ranks to become director of Academic Committee of Harbin University of Technology in January 1981 and president in May 1981.[3] He was dean of the Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology in September 1984 and subsequently director of the Vibration Engineering Research Center of Harbin University of Technology in January 1989.[3]

On 19 May 2022, Huang died from an illness in Harbin, Heilongjiang, at the age of 96.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Zhan Zhao (Chinese: 战钊) . https://tech.gmw.cn/2022-05/19/content_35747744.htm . zh:中国工程院院士、我国著名机械动力学家黄文虎逝世 . gmw.cn . 19 May 2022 . 8 November 2022 . zh.
  2. News: Qian Guanjian (Chinese: 钱关键) . Qian Xusheng (Chinese: 钱旭升) . https://jinhua.zjol.com.cn/jsbd/201911/t20191111_11345068.shtml . zh:黄文虎:为我国航天力学事业奋斗终生 . zjol.com.cn . 11 November 2019 . 8 November 2022 . zh.
  3. News: https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_18178418 . zh:送别!著名机械动力学家、金华籍院士黄文虎逝世 . thepaper . 19 May 2022 . 8 November 2022 . zh.