Lu Jiaxi (chemist)

Lu Jiaxi
Lu Jiaxi
卢嘉锡
	Lu Jiaxi in the early 1960s
President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
	In office; May 1981 – January 1987
Preceded by	Fang Yi
Succeeded by	Zhou Guangzhao
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; March 1993 – March 1998
Chairman	Qiao Shi
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	In office; March 1998 – 4 June 2001
Chairman	Li Ruihuan
Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
	In office; November 1988 – November 1997
Preceded by	Zhou Gucheng
Succeeded by	Jiang Zhenghua
Personal details
Born	26 October 1915; Xiamen, Fujian, China
Died	June 4, 2001 (aged 85); Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Political party	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
Spouse	Wu Xunyu (吴逊玉) (m. 1936)
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology; University College London; Xiamen University

Lu Jiaxi (Chinese: 卢嘉锡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô͘ Ka-sek; 26 October 1915 – 4 June 2001), or Chia-Si Lu,^[2] was a Chinese physical chemist who is considered a founder of the discipline in China. He served as President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Founding Director of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), and Founding President of Fuzhou University, as well as high-ranking political positions including Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.

^ Lu Xianchi (2012-07-31). "Lu Jiaxi" (in Chinese). Beijing Taiwan Compatriots Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16.
^ Qianer Zhang (March 2002). "In Memory of Professor Lu Jiaxi (Chia-Si Lu), My Beloved Teacher". Journal of Cluster Science. 13 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1023/A:1015150810212. S2CID 94366986.