Li Enliang (or E.L.li) (; 1912–2008) was a Chinese civil engineer and educator. Li was a former

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Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the n ...

and former President of the

Zhejiang University of Technology The Zhejiang University of Technology () is a public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is considered one of the top industrial universities in mainland China and the second largest university in Zhejiang Province after the mo ...

Life

Li was born in Xinning (新宁, current

Taishan __NOTOC__ Taishan may refer to: *Mount Tai or Taishan (), Shandong, China * Taishan District, Tai'an (), named after the Mount Tai, a district in Tai'an, Shandong, China *Taishan, Guangdong (), a county-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China ** G ...

: 台山), Guangdong Province in 1912. Li received

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civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

from Zhijiang University (之江大学, also known as

Hangchow University Hangchow University (), also spelled as Zhijiang University and formerly known as Hangchow Christian College, Hangchow College and Hangchow Presbyterian College, is a defunct Protestant missionary university in China, which is one of the pre ...

, which later was merged into

) in

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, Zhejiang Province. Li did his further studies in the United States. Li obtained MSc from the

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in Ann Arbor in 1939. In 1941 Li obtained PhD from

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. Li went back to China after his study in the US, and was promoted to associate professor at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, and professor at

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in Shanghai. After 1949, Li was professor of civil engineering at Zhijiang University before the university was dissociated and merged into Zhejiang University. Li was transferred to professor of Zhejiang University, and was the Chair of its Department of Civil Engineering. Li was former Vice-president of Zhejiang University. Li was the President of Hangzhou Institute of Engineering (). In Dec 1981, Li was pointed the President of the Zhejiang University of Technology, till Dec 1983. Li died in Hangzhou on 28 July 2008, at age of 96.''Zhejiang Daily'' (newspaper digital version)
Obituary notice of Li Enliang
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References

External links

* Zhejiang University Archive
Memory of Hangchow University and the construction of Zhejiang University new campus
(30 Apr 2007 reviewed)
The golden old days of Zhejiang University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Enliang 1912 births 2008 deaths People from Taishan, Guangdong Chinese civil engineers Zhejiang University alumni University of Michigan alumni Cornell University alumni Zhejiang University faculty Presidents of Zhejiang University of Technology Educators from Guangdong Engineers from Guangdong