Lu Yongxiang
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Lu Yongxiang (Simplified Chinese:路甬祥; Traditional Chinese:路甬祥; pinyin:Lù Yǒngxiáng) (born April, 1942) is the current President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Born in April 1942 in Cixi City, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Lu graduated from Zhejiang University and RWTH Aachen, obtained his doctorate in 1981.
From 1985 to 1987, Lu served as vice president of Zhejiang University, and from 1988 to 1995 president of Zhejiang University. He was assigned vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in November 1993. In June 1994, he was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. In July 1997, he was assigned president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2006, he was awarded the Harnack medal from the Max Planck Institute.
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| Preceded by Han Zhenxiang |
President of Zhejiang University 1988 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Pan Yunhe |
| Preceded by Zhou Guangzhao |
President of Chinese Academy of Sciences 1997 – |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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