Chien Shih-Liang aka S. L. Chien (; 1908–1983), was a Chinese chemist who served as the President of the

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. A graduate of Tsinghua University and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, he also served as President of National Taiwan University.

Biography

Chien was from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. After graduating from

Tianjin Nankai High School Tianjin Nankai High School () is a college-preparatory high school in Tianjin, China. This is the original Nankai High School, and it is often referred to as Nankai High School in Tianjin to differentiate it from Chongqing Nankai Middle School, ...

, he matriculated at Tsinghua University Department of Chemistry in 1927. He won the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program in 1931 and went to the United States together with

Wu Ta-You Wu Ta-You () (27 September 1907 – 4 March 2000) was a Chinese physicist and writer who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China and Taiwan. He has been called the Father of Chinese Physics. Early life and education Wu was born i ...

. Chien continued his study in chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) where he obtained M.Sc. in 1932 and Ph.D. in 1934. Chien returned to China after obtaining PhD and joined the

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Department of Chemistry. Chien was a professor and the head of the department. In 1949, Chien went to Taipei, and was recruited professor of chemistry and the provost of the National Taiwan University, by its then-president Fu Sinian. From 1951 till 1970, Chien was the President of the National Taiwan University. In 1964, Chien was elected Academician of the

division of physical and mathematical sciences. From 1970 to 1983, Chien served the President of Academia Sinica. In 1983, Chien received honorary doctoral degree from his alma mater UIUC. From 1971 to 1981, Chien also served the director of the

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of the

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Family

Chien's father Chien Hong-ye (錢鴻業) was a Chief Justice in the

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, and was assassinated in Shanghai in 1940. Chien had three sons. The eldest,

Robert Chien Robert Chien, or Chien Chun (; February 8, 1929 – March 2, 2014), was a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese economist and a politician. Chien graduated from the National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in economics and later on earned a master' ...

and youngest, Fredrick Chien, became politicians. His second son Shu Chien is a biologist and engineer. A grandson,

Carl Chien Carl Chien (born 20 December 1964) is a Taiwanese businessman. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan and a member of the bank’s Asia Pacific Management Committee, responsible for building and fostering senior client ...

, is a businessman.

References

* Hudong.com

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Biography of Chien Shih-Liang
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The Fifth President -- Chien Shih-Liang

Chien Shih-Liang and Shu Chien, father and son academicians
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