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Li Hengde
Li Hengde (; 30 June 1921 – 28 May 2019) was a Chinese nuclear physicist and materials scientist who established China's first nuclear materials program at Tsinghua University. He was a founding academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society. He served as President of the Chinese Materials Research Society from 1991 to 1999 and as President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) from 1999 to 2000. Early life Li was born on 30 June 1921 in Luoyang, Henan, Republic of China. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he studied mining and metallurgy at the temporary National Northwestern Engineering Institute. After graduating with a B.S. degree in 1942, he worked in a steel plant and an aircraft manufacturer for the remainder of the war. Studies and detention in the United States After the end of World War II, Li went to the United States in 1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li (surname 李)
Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia. It is the List of common Chinese surnames, second-most common surname in China as of 2018, the second-most common surname in Hong Kong, the most common surname in Macau and the 5th most common surname in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as "Lee". The surname is pronounced as () in Cantonese, ''Lí'' (Pe̍h-ōe-jī, poj) in Taiwanese Hokkien, but is often spelled as "Lee" in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand and many overseas Chinese communities. In Macau, it is also spelled as "Lei". In Indonesia it is commonly spelled as "Lie". The common Korean name#Family names, Korean surname, "Lee (Korean surname), Lee" (also romanized as "I", "Yi", "Ri", or "Rhee"), and the Vietnamese name#Family name, Vietnamese surname, "Lý (Vietnamese name), Lý", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
