Wang You (; 7 June 1910 – 6 May 1997), also known as Yu Wang, was a Chinese

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. He was a pioneer of antibiotics and biochemistry studies in China.

Life

Wang was born in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

. He first studied applied chemistry at

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. He went to

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

and graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry,

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in 1931. He obtained his

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from the

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in 1937. Between November 1952 and July 1984, chronologically, Wang was the deputy director, acting director, director (later the honorary director 1984–1997) of the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry,

Chinese Academy of Science 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 Republic ...

(Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry is the most prestigious institute for organic chemistry research in China). Wang participated and played an important role in the artificial synthesis of cattle insulin. He also made contributions to modern Chinese biochemical industries.

Membership

* Member,

(1955 election) * Foreign member,

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(1984) * Foreign member,

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(1988) Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Wang Yu, *1910 Hangzhou, † 1997, organische Chemie, em. Professor, Shanghai, Math.-nat. Kl., korr. M. 1988. * Honorary member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1986)

References

External links

Wang's profile, the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, You 1910 births 1997 deaths Biologists from Zhejiang Chemists from Zhejiang Chinese biochemists Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Scientists from Hangzhou Zhejiang University alumni