Hu Guangzhen (Chinese: 胡光镇; 26 August 1927 – 23 January 2023) was a Chinese electronic engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Hu Guangzhen
胡光镇
Born(1927-08-26)26 August 1927
Songjiang County, Jiangsu, China
Died23 January 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 95)
China
Alma materJiaotong University
Scientific career
FieldsElectronic engineering
Information and communications technology
InstitutionsPeople's Liberation Army General Staff Department
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHú Guāngzhèn

Biography

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Hu was born in Songjiang County (now Shanghai), Jiangsu, on 26 August 1927, and graduated from Jiaotong University in 1948.[1] In November 1949, he became a technician of Tianjin Factory of Civil Aviation Administration of the Central Military Commission, and worked until July 1952. In August 1952, he was transferred to the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, where he was promoted to engineer in December 1956 and to chief engineer in December 1980.[1]

On 23 January 2023, he died at the age of 95.[2]

Honours and awards

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  • 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special)
  • 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
  • 2001 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special)

References

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  1. ^ a b 上海交通大学校友、电子工程及通信技术专家胡光镇院士逝世!. 163.com (in Chinese). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ 已故院士名单(302人). cae.cn (in Chinese). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.