Zhang Cunhao was a Chinese physical chemist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
14 Facts About Zhang Cunhao
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Zhang Cunhao's maternal grandfather Long Jiguang was a general of the late Qing and early Republican period of China.
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Zhang Cunhao's aunt Zhang Jin was a chemist and educator.
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Zhang Cunhao's uncle-in-law Fu Ying was a physical chemist and chemist and former vice-president of Peking University.
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Zhang Cunhao attended the Chongqing Nankai Secondary School and Changting No 1 High School.
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Since June 1955, Zhang Cunhao has been working at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Zhang Cunhao became a member of the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council in 1998.
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Zhang Cunhao was elected a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1992 and of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2007.
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In 2013, Zhang Cunhao was awarded the Highest Science and Technology Award, the highest scientific award in China.
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Zhang Cunhao was a delegate to the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Zhang Cunhao was a deputy to the 3rd National People's Congress.
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Zhang Cunhao was a Standing Committee member of the 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Zhang Cunhao married Chi Yunxia in 1954; the couple had two sons.
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On July 12,2024, Zhang Cunhao died in Beijing at the age of 96 following a protracted illness.