Xu Zhihong
许智宏
President of Peking University
In office
November 1999 – November 2008
Preceded byChen Jia'er
Succeeded byZhou Qifeng
Personal details
Born (1942-10-14) October 14, 1942 (age 81)
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Alma materPeking University
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsPeking University

Xu Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 许智宏; traditional Chinese: 許智宏; pinyin: Xǔ Zhìhóng, born 1942) is a Chinese botanist and former President of Peking University. He is a former vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2009, Zhihong was conferred upon the award of Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam in recognition of his services to Pakistan.[1] Asteroid 90826 Xuzhihong, discovered by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program in 1995, was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 October 2009 (M.P.C. 67219).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Posthumous awards for Jalib, former Dawn editor". Dawn. 24 March 2009.
  2. ^ "(90826) Xuzhihong". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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Educational offices Preceded byChen Jiaer President of Peking University 1999–2008 Succeeded byZhou Qifeng


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