Nankai University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Zhou Enlai, first Premier of the People's Republic of China
  • Ta-You Wu, Former President of the Academia Sinica, "Father of Chinese Physics"
  • Shiing-Shen Chern,Leading differential geometers of 20th century
  • Chen Ning Yang, Leading theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner of 1957.(with National Southwestern Associated University)
  • Tsung-Dao Lee, Leading theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner of 1957.(with National Southwestern Associated University)
  • Cao Yu, China's most important playwright of 20th century
  • Liu, Tungsheng, Tyler Laureate, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
  • Fan Zeng, artist and calligrapher.
  • Mu Dan, one of the most famous China Enlightenment poet and translator of 20th century, representative of the Jiuye Poet Society, member of China Expeditionary Force in World War II
  • Ray Huang, historian especially on Ming Dynasty, promote so-called 'macro-history" view, his works are very popular in both mainland China and Taiwan and always on best sellers.
  • Choi Yong-Kun, the Korean People's Army chief commander, and the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, the highest post held by a North Korean politician.

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