Wang You
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WANG You also known as Yu WANG, 1910 Jun 7 - 1997 May 6, was a Chinese
chemist
and biochemist
. He was a pioneer of antibiotics and biochemistry studies in China
.
, Zhejiang Province. He first studied applied chemistry at Zhejiang University
. He went to Nanjing
and graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Jinling University in 1931. He obtained his PhD
from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1937.
Between Nov 1952 and Jul 1984, chronologically, Wang was the deputy director, acting director, director (later the honorary director 1984-1997) of the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry is the most prestigious institute for organic chemistry research in China).
Wang participated and played an important role in the artificial synthesis of cattle insulin. He also made contributions to modern Chinese biochemical industries.
China
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chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
. He was a pioneer of antibiotics and biochemistry studies in China
China
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.
Life
Wang was born in HangzhouHangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, Zhejiang Province. He first studied applied chemistry at Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
. He went to Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
and graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Jinling University in 1931. He obtained his PhD
PHD
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from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1937.
Between Nov 1952 and Jul 1984, chronologically, Wang was the deputy director, acting director, director (later the honorary director 1984-1997) of the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry is the most prestigious institute for organic chemistry research in China).
Wang participated and played an important role in the artificial synthesis of cattle insulin. He also made contributions to modern Chinese biochemical industries.
Membership
- Member, Chinese Academy of Science (1955 election)
- Foreign member, French Academy of SciencesFrench Academy of SciencesThe French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
(1984) - Foreign member, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesBavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesThe Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is an independent public institution, located in Munich. It appoints scholars whose research has contributed considerably to the increase of knowledge within their subject...
(1988) - Honorary member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a learned society that was founded on December 26, 1906 at a meeting organized by John Jacob Abel...
(1986)