H. C. Zen (Jen Hung-chun) | |
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| Born | December 20, 1886 |
| Died | November 13, 1961 (aged 74) |
| Nationality |  Qing Dynasty Republic of China People's Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Columbia University |
| Known for | President of Sichuan University |
| Spouse | Chen Hengzhe |
H. C. Zen (simplified Chinese: 任鸿隽; traditional Chinese: 任鴻雋; pinyin: Rén Hóngjùn; Wade–Giles: Jen Hung-chün; 1886–1961) was a Chinese politician, academic and educator who served as president of National Sichuan University from 1935–1937.[1] He was a professor of Chemistry and served as vice president of what is now Nanjing University from 1923–1925. He was a founding member of the Science Society of China, a major science organization in the modern history of China initiated by Chinese students at Cornell University in 1914,[2] and served as its president from 1914 to 1923.[3]
- ^ "Past presidents of Sichuan University".
- ^ Buck, Peter (30 May 1980). American Science and Modern China, 1876-1936. p. 94. ISBN 9780521227445.
- ^ Ebrey, Patricia Buckley; Walthall, Anne (January 2013). Biography of Sophia Chen and H. C. Zen, a Modern Couple in East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History, Volume II: From 1600. p. 424. ISBN 9781133606499.
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