Yang Zhuoxin (simplified Chinese: 杨卓新; traditional Chinese: 楊卓新; pinyin: Yáng Zhuóxīn; 10 October 1890 – 10 June 1963) was a Chinese educator and mathematician who served as president of Hunan University from August 1930 to March 1931.

Yang Zhuoxin
杨卓新
President of Hunan University
In office
August 1930 – March 1931
Preceded byHu Yuantan
Succeeded byCao Dianqiu
Personal details
Born(1890-10-10)October 10, 1890
Xinhua County, Hunan, Qing China
DiedJune 10, 1963(1963-06-10) (aged 72)
Changsha, Hunan, China
Alma materHunan University
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Illinois
Syracuse University
OccupationEducator, mathematician

Biography

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Yang was born and raised in Xinhua County, Hunan. He attended Zijiang School. He graduated from Hunan High College (now Hunan University) in 1908. He was sent abroad to study at the expense of the government in 1903. He studied at Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received his master's degree from the University of Illinois and doctor's degree from Syracuse University. He then studied at Cambridge University (1920), the University of London (1920), the University of Paris (1922), and the Humboldt University of Berlin (1923).[1][2]

He returned China in 1924 and that year became professor of mathematics at Hunan University. In the spring of 1927 he was appointed academic director of Hunan University. After this office was terminated in August 1930, he became president of Hunan University, serving until March 1931.

On June 10, 1963, he died of stomach cancer in Changsha, Hunan.

References

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  1. ^ “洋博士”杨卓新. Red.net (in Chinese). 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  2. ^ 杨卓新博士的学术生涯. Sohu (in Chinese). 2006-01-07.
Educational offices
Preceded by
Hu Yuantan (胡元倓)
President of Hunan University
1930–1931
Succeeded by
Cao Dianqiu (曹典球)