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Hou Debang

Chinese scientist (1890-1974) · China · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84

Hou Debang, also known as Hou Qirong (侯启荣) and Hou Te-Pang, was a Chinese chemist and chemical engineer. He was born in Taijiang District of Fuzhou. Graduating from Tsinghua Preparatory School in 1912, Hou was one of the scholars sent to the United States to study modern technologies.

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Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences1955

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He obtained his master's degree in chemical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1917), and later obtained his doctoral degree at Columbia University (1921).

Country
China
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1974 · aged 84