| Xu Qinan | |
| Native Name: | 徐芑南 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Fields: | Submersible |
| Workplaces: | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation |
| Alma Mater: | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
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| Spouse: | Fang Zhifen |
Xu Qinan (; born 4 March 1936) is a Chinese engineer and general designer of deep-sea research submersible Jiaolong.[1] [2] [3] He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Xu was born in Shanghai, on March 4, 1936, while his ancestral home is in Zhenhai District of Ningbo, Zhejiang.[4] After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1958, he was assigned to the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.[5]
He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering on December 19, 2013.[6]
Xu married Fang Zhifen, their children and grandchildren live in the United States.[5] [4]