List of Zhejiang University alumni

This is a list of notable graduates as well as non-graduate former students, academic staff, and university officials of Zhejiang University and its predecessors in China. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions that later merged with Zhejiang University.

Politics & government


Name	Known as	Known for	Links to Zhejiang University
Chen Duxiu	political leader, writer	Published La Jeunesse which led to the New Culture Movement Founded the Chinese Communist Party and served as its leader	Studied shipbuilding and French at Qiushi Academy during 1897-1899 until he was expelled due to anti-government speech.
Jiang Baili	military writer, strategist, trainer	Served as the acting principal of the Whampoa Military Academy Wrote Treatise on National Defence	Studied at Qiushi Academy during 1899–1901
Chen Yi	military leader, politician	Led the 19th Route Army to fight against Japan in January 28 incident Served as the Governor of Taiwan Province from 1947-to 1949, during which the February 28 incident occurred	Studied at Qiushi Academy
Huang Fu	politician	Led and participated in the 1924 Beijing Coup Served as the Acting President of the Republic of China	Studied at Qiushi Academy
Jiang Menglin	educator, politician	Served as president of National Peking University and National Chekiang University^[1] Served as the Minister of Education of the Republic of China^[1] Chaired the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction in Taiwan^[1]	Studied at Chekiang Higher Institutes from 1903 to 1904 Served as the first president of National Chekiang University from 1927 to 1928
Wu Han	historian	One of the most important historians in the development of modern historical scholarship in China during the 1930s and 1940s	Studied college preparatory courses at Hangchow College from 1927 to 1928
Hu Qiaomu	politician, Marxist theorist	1st president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences president of Xinhua News Agency Secretary of Mao Zedong^[2]	Studied at the Department of Foreign Languages, National Chekiang University from 1933 to 1935, before he was expelled from the university^[2]
Xu Liangying	physicist, historian, human rights defender	Writer of an open letter to Chinese leaders to call for a re-assessment of 1989 protests, signed by 45 Chinese scholars^[3] Recipient of Andrei Sakharov Prize in 2008^[4]	BSc Physics at National Chekiang University, Class of 1942^[4]
Zhou Rongxin	politician	Secretary-General of the State Council (1965–1975)^[5]	President of Zhejiang University (1958–1962)
Huang Zhiquan	politician	former Governor of Jiangxi Province	BSc Agricultural Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University, 1959–1963
Zhang Mengjin	politician	vice-chairman of the Zhejiang People's Congress	Studied at Hangzhou University
Lu Yongxiang	politician, educator, engineer	President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress	BSc Hydrodynamics (Hydraulic Mechanics) at Zhejiang University, 1959–1964 Lecturer at ZJU since 1981, professor since 1983, president from 1988 to 1995
Chen Mingde	politician	General secretary and vice-president of China National Democratic Construction Association	BSc Electrical Engineering at Zhejiang University, 1958–1962
Zhang Xinsheng	politician	Vice-minister of Ministry of Education, PRC Vice-president of Chinese Olympic Committee	Studied English and literature at the Department of Foreign Languages of Hangzhou University during 1977–1979
Xie Xuren	politician	Served as the Minister of Finance of China	Studied Industrial Economic Management at Zhejiang University during 1981–1984
Zhu Yanfeng	politician	Former vice-governor of Jilin	BSc Automation at Zhejiang University, Class of 1983
Wang Youcai	human rights defender	Prominent student leaders in the 1986 student demonstrations and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989	BSc Physics at Zhejiang University, 1983–1987
Sun Zhonghuan	politician	Former mayor of Hangzhou	Studied the postgraduate course of economic management at Hangzhou University from 1997 to 1998
Dong Junshu	politician	former Secretary General of the Discipline Inspection Commission for Shanghai Municipality	BSc Economic at Hangzhou University

Humanities & culture

Chen Duxiu – communist philosopher, writer^[2]
Hu Qiaomu – communist philosopher, writer
Wu Han – historian, writer, playwright
Song Xi – historian, president of Chinese Culture University
Shao Piaoping – journalist, author, revolutionary
Xia Yan – playwright, screenwriter
Wang Xufeng – writer, tea researcher, Mao Dun Literature Prize winner (2000)
Wu Guanzhong – painter, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres recipient 1991^[6]
Yu Dafu – author, poet
Chen Daqi – polymath, educator, politician
Ho Ping-sung – historian, writer, educator; president of Jinan University
Zheng Xiaocang – writer, educator, translator
He Xie-hou – educator, president of Peking University.

Science & engineering

Mathematical sciences

Chen Jiangong – mathematician
Wang Yuan – mathematician, president of Chinese Mathematical Society
Gu Chaohao – mathematician, president of USTC
Hu Hesheng – mathematician, Noether Lecturer 2002
Zhu Miaolong – mathematician, president of Qingdao University
Chuan-Chih Hsiung – geometrician, founder of Journal of Differential Geometry
Jian-Shu Li – mathematician, president of Hong Kong Mathematical Society
Shi Zhongci – mathematician
Xia Daoxing – mathematician
Chung Tao Yang – topologist
Yuan-Shih Chow – probabilist
Lin Fanghua – mathematician, Bôcher Memorial Prize winner, 2002
Huang Daren – mathematician, president of Sun Yat-sen University
T. Tony Cai – statistician, COPSS Presidents' Award winner 2008
Pengfei Guan – geometrician
Xu-Jia Wang – mathematician, Australian Mathematical Society Medal winner 2002
M. T. Cheng – mathematician
Lizhen Ji – mathematician and writer
Jia Rongqing – mathematician
Chen-Bo Zhu – mathematician, president of Singapore Mathematical Society
Xiaoming Liu - computer scientist

Meteorology, geology, geography

Ye Duzheng – meteorologist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award recipient 2005
Hsiao-Lan Kuo – meteorologist, Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal winner 1970
Shi Yafeng – geologist, Father of Chinese Glaciology
Song Xi – geographer
Xie Xuejing – geochemist, AAG Gold Medal winner 2007
Ding Zhongli – Vice-president of Chinese Academy of Science
Chang Jen-Hu – geographer, educator

Physics, material science

Shiyi Chen – physicist
Cheng Kaijia – physicist
He Xiantu – physicist
Tsung-Dao Lee – physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (physics, 1957)^[2]
Chien-Shiung Wu – physicist, Wolf Prize winner (physics, 1978)
Zhao Jiuzhang – physicist, Father of Chinese Satellite
Li Zhijian – physicist
Shao Xianghua – metallurgist
Guo Kexin – physicist, metallurgist, crystallographer, Father of Chinese Electron Microscopy
Hu Ning – physicist, educator
Xu Liangying – physicist, Andrei Sakharov Prize recipient 2008
Hsin Pei Soh – physicist, educator
Hu Jimin – physicist, educator
Wang Ganchang, physicist^[2]^[7]

Chemistry, biomedical sciences, agricultural sciences

Kwang-Chu Chao – chemist, chemical engineer
Yang Guanghua – chemical engineer, President of China University of Petroleum
Rui-Ming Xu – biophysicist
Wang You – chemist, biochemist
Xu Guangxian – chemist, president Chinese Chemical Society
Huang Minlon – organic chemist, pharmaceutical scientist, Honorary-president of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association
Kun-Liang Guan – biochemist, MacArthur Award winner 1998
Yang Huanming – biologist
Tao-Chiuh Hsu – biologist, the 13th president of American Society for Cell Biology
Binghui Shen – radiobiologist
Yang Fuyu – biochemist, biophysicist, Father of Chinese Membrane Biology
Jiang Ximing – zoologist
Chen Hang – botanist, horticulturist, The Veitch Memorial Medal winner 1990
Yao Zhen – biologist, oncologist, the 1st President of Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology
Jin Guozhang – pharmacologist
Wei Zheng – pharmaceutical scientist
Qiu Fazu – surgeon, Bundesverdienstkreuz recipient 1985
Zhu Zuxiang – agricultural scientist
Jay Gan – agricultural & environmental scientist

Computer science

Engineering

Lu Yongxiang – President of Chinese Academy of Science
Pan Jiazheng – Vice-president of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Pan Yunhe – Vice-president of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Ye Peijian – Chief Commander and Designer of Chang'e 1
Zhang Libin – roboticist, president of Zhejiang University of Technology
Zhang Yulin – astronautic engineer, president of NUDT
Zhu Zhaoxiang – 1st President of Ningbo University
Du Qinghua – physicist, aeronautic and astronautic engineer
Hu Haichang – Chairman of the Chinese Society of Vibrational Engineering
Li Enliang – civil engineer
Bin He – biomedical engineer
Liangchi Zhang – mechanical engineer
Han Zhenxiang – electrical engineer
Wang Guosong – electrical engineer
Yu Mao-Hong – engineer
Tsen-cha Tsao - engineer and educator^[8]

Economic & social sciences

Teng Wei-Zao – economist, educator

Industry & business

Min Zhu – co-founder and former president and Chief technical officer of WebEx
Zhou Chengjian – founder and president of Metersbonwe Group
Cha Chi Ming – industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Grand Bauhinia Medal winner 1997
Duan Yongping – entrepreneur^[9]
Bao Yueqiao – entrepreneur
Zhu Yanfeng – president, First Automotive Works
Zhang Zhixiang – steel magnate
Lu Guanqiu – vehicle parts magnate
Song Weiping – real estate tycoon
Shi Yuzhu – entrepreneur
Wang Jianzhou – chairman and CEO of China Mobile
Wang Tianpu – President of Sinopec
Shi Zhengrong – Founder & CEO of Suntech Power
Pete Lau (Liu Zuohu) – Founder & CEO of OnePlus
Alex Zhu (Zhu Jun) - former head of TikTok^[10]

Sports

Zhu Qinan – Shooter, 10 m Air Rifle olympic champion, 2004 Athens
Zhou Suhong – Volleyball player, member of 2003 World Cup and 2004 Athens Olympic Games team champion.
Sun Yang – Swimmer, 2010 Asian Games, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2013 World Aquatics Championships gold medalist, Olympic and world-record holder.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "CHIANG MONLIN, SCHOLAR WAS 78; Educator Who Led Taiwan Assistance Agency Dies". The New York Times. 1964-06-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hsieh, Chiao-Min; Hsieh, Jean Kan (2009-05-16). Race the Rising Sun: A Chinese University's Exodus during the Second World War. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4268-2.
^ "June 4 verdict reversal urged". South China Morning Post. 1995-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ ^a ^b Buckley, Chris (2013-02-01). "Xu Liangying, Scientist and Advocate, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ Times, Joseph Lelyveld Special to The New York (1975-05-26). "Chinese, Too, Debate 'Open Enrollment' Program for Their Universities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ Grimes, William (2010-06-29). "Wu Guanzhong, Leading Chinese Painter, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ "China's 'Manhattan Project'; Or, How Mao Learned to Love—and Build—the Bomb". The New York Times. 1964-10-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ Saxon, Wolfgang (2001-06-08). "T. C. Tsao, 99, Educator, Dies; Aided Taiwan Technical College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ "Meet the 'godfather' of China's smartphone industry". South China Morning Post. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ Zhong, Raymond (2019-11-18). "TikTok's Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It's Not a Menace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[:1-1] "CHIANG MONLIN, SCHOLAR WAS 78; Educator Who Led Taiwan Assistance Agency Dies". The New York Times. 1964-06-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

[:2-2] Hsieh, Chiao-Min; Hsieh, Jean Kan (2009-05-16). Race the Rising Sun: A Chinese University's Exodus during the Second World War. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4268-2.

[3] "June 4 verdict reversal urged". South China Morning Post. 1995-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

[:0-4] Buckley, Chris (2013-02-01). "Xu Liangying, Scientist and Advocate, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[5] Times, Joseph Lelyveld Special to The New York (1975-05-26). "Chinese, Too, Debate 'Open Enrollment' Program for Their Universities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[6] Grimes, William (2010-06-29). "Wu Guanzhong, Leading Chinese Painter, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[7] "China's 'Manhattan Project'; Or, How Mao Learned to Love—and Build—the Bomb". The New York Times. 1964-10-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[8] Saxon, Wolfgang (2001-06-08). "T. C. Tsao, 99, Educator, Dies; Aided Taiwan Technical College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[9] "Meet the 'godfather' of China's smartphone industry". South China Morning Post. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

[10] Zhong, Raymond (2019-11-18). "TikTok's Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It's Not a Menace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

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