Shanghai is the cultural center of the Yangtze Delta Region in China. In late Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi started introducing European science to China.[citation needed] Some notable modern scientists from Shanghai are listed below.

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Notations for personal profiles

  • Priority: Hometown > birthplace > study/work (based on traditional Chinese convention)
  • Hometown: h.
  • Birthplace: b.
  • Have trained/studied in Shanghai: s.
  • Have worked in Shanghai: w.

Hometown Shanghai

For most Shanghainese scientists and engineers, their hometowns are in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.

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Birthplace Shanghai

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Mainland China

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau

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