Wang Xianghao, Shianghao Wang, or Shianghaw Wang (; 5 May 1915 – 4 May 1993) was a Chinese mathematician who introduced the

Grunwald–Wang theorem In algebraic number theory, the Grunwald–Wang theorem is a local-global principle stating that—except in some precisely defined cases—an element ''x'' in a number field ''K'' is an ''n''th power in ''K'' if it is an ''n''th power in the comp ...

in , correcting an error in Wilhelm Grunwald's original statement and proof of this. He later changed from mathematics to computer science and control theory, and became a member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Xianghao 1915 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Chinese mathematicians Educators from Hebei Academic staff of Jilin University Mathematicians from Hebei Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic staff of Peking University People from Hengshui National University of Peking alumni