Fang Fuquan (; born October 1964) is a Chinese mathematician. He is one of the leading mathematicians in the fields of

geometry Geometry (; ) is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. A mathematician w ...

and

topology Topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of a Mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformat ...

in China. He is a delegate to the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 202 ...

Biography

Fang was born in Tongcheng,

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

in October 1964. His father was a small official in his hometown during the

Republic of China (1912-1949) Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. Because of his record, he was denounced as a "counterrevolutionary" and suffered

political persecution Political repression is the act of a state entity controlling a citizenry by force for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing the citizenry's ability to take part in the political life of a society, thereby ...

during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...

. He entered

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Cl ...

in September 1983, majoring in

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematics, mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and Industrial sector, industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a ...

at the Department of Mathematics, where he graduated in 1986. After a short period of teaching at his alma mater, he earned his doctor's degree from

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU) is a public university in the city of Changchun, Jilin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. History Founded ...

in 1991. Fang pursued advanced studies in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, he did post-doctoral research at

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz () is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It has been named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. it had approximately 32,000 students enrolled in around 100 a ...

from 1993 to 1994. He returned to China in May 1994 and that year became associate professor at

Nankai University Nankai University is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Nankai University was establ ...

. He was a visiting scholar of

Max Planck Society The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the M ...

from October 1995 to June 1996 and then

Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques The Institut des hautes études scientifiques (IHÉS; English: Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies) is a French research institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics (also with a small theoretical biology g ...

from July 1996 to June 1997. He joined the faculty of

Capital Normal University Capital Normal University (CNU; 首都师范大学) is a municipal public university in Beijing, People's Republic of China, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the M ...

in November 2004 and was promoted to dean of the Department of Mathematics in July 2015. In July 2016 he was appointed vice-president of Capital Normal University, a position at vice-ministerial level. He was elected as a member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

on November 28, 2017.

Papers

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Awards

* 2014 Second Class Prize of State Natural Science Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fang, Fuquan 1964 births Living people Academic staff of the Capital Normal University Educators from Anhui Huazhong University of Science and Technology alumni Jilin University alumni Mathematicians from Anhui Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic staff of Nankai University People from Tongcheng, Anhui Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni