Gu Leguan (; January 1935–2001) was a Chinese physicist and educator. He served as

President of Chongqing University The office of the President of Chongqing University, currently held by Wang Shuxin, was created with the founding of Chongqing University in 1929 as the chief executive officer of the school. After the founding of the Communist State, each preside ...

from December 1986 to August 1992, and Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing University, from August 1989 to April 1997.

Biography

Gu was born and raised in Wu County,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

. After high school, he studied, then taught, at Chongqing University. He earned his Ph.D. in Sciences and Engineering from

Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ...

in 1960s. After graduation, he returned to China and taught at Chongqing University. In December 1986 the

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and the

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appointed him

, a position he held until August 1992. He also served as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing University, from August 1989 to April 1997. He died in 2001 in

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

References

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