Wen Fubo Explained

Wen Fubo
Native Name:文伏波
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:4 August 1925
Birth Place:Taojiang County, Hunan, China
Death Place:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Fields:Water conservation
Workplaces:Yangtze River Water Resources Commission
Alma Mater:National Central University
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Wen Fubo (; 4 August 1925 – 28 October 2020) was a Chinese engineer specialized in water conservation.[1]

Biography

Wen was born in Taojiang County, Hunan, on 4 August 1925. In October 1943, he entered National Central University, where he majored in water conservation. In 1944, he joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1949. After a brief term in the government, he worked at the Nanjing Yangtze River Water Conservancy Bureau in October 1949. In January 1950, he became an official at the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission, where he was promoted to its director in January 1986. He was design team leader of Danjiangkou Water Control Project and Gezhouba Water Control Project. He retired in July 2018. On 28 October 2020, he died of illness in Wuhan, Hubei, at the age of 95.[2]

Personal life

Wen had three children.[3]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. News: 29 October 2020 . zh:文伏波院士逝世!他是长江水利建设奠基人 . 8 November 2020 . . zh.
  2. News: Lin Weiqi (Chinese: 林玮琪) . 28 October 2020 . zh:中国工程院院士文伏波逝世 享年96岁 . 8 November 2020 . . zh.
  3. News: http://www.whkx.org.cn/news_show.aspx?id=16382 . zh:工地是他的实验室——文伏波院士的水利人生 . whkx.org.cn . 26 March 2009 . 8 November 2020 . zh.