Gu Chaohao

Chinese mathematician

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Gu Chaohao

Overview

Born / Died

May 15, 1926 – June 24, 2012

Role

Chinese mathematician

Career

He served as vice president of Fudan University and from 1988 to 1993 as president of the University of Science and Technology of China.

Legacy

Gu Chaohao (Chinese: 谷超豪; pinyin: Gǔ Chāoháo; Wade–Giles: Ku Ch'aohao; May 15, 1926 – June 24, 2012) was a Chinese mathematician.

Legacy

He graduated from National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University) in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959.

Who was Gu Chaohao?

Gu Chaohao lived from May 15, 1926 to June 24, 2012. He graduated from National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University) in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959. He served as vice president of Fudan University and from 1988 to 1993 as president of the University of Science and Technology of China. He graduated from National Chekiang University in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959.

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Career and public life

Gu Chaohao (Chinese: 谷超豪; pinyin: Gǔ Chāoháo; Wade–Giles: Ku Ch'aohao; May 15, 1926 – June 24, 2012) was a Chinese mathematician. He was primarily engaged in research on partial differential equations, differential geometry, solitons, and mathematical physics. In 1980, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Gu Chaohao, Hu H, Zhou Xixiang:Darboux Transformations in Integrable Systems 2005 Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-3087-1 Gu Chaohao Ed:Soliton Theory and Its Applications, Springer ISBN 9780387571126 Differential Geometry and Differential Equations:Proceedings of a Symposium, Shanghai, 1985, Editors: M. Bryant, Springer ISBN 9780387178493 Gu Chaohao, Li Ta-Tsien, Hu Hesheng:Differential Geometry and Related Topics, World Scientific Pub Co, Singapore ISBN 9789812381880... Gu Chaohao was a Chinese mathematician.

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Historical significance

He received the Highest Science and Technology Award in 2009.