Background
Li was born on 21 February 1898 in Yixing County (current Yixing City), Jiangsu Province, Qing Dynasty China.
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Li Shouheng
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Education
At beginning, Li studied at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1923, Li obtained his Mississippi, and Doctor of Philosophy in May 1925 under South. West. Parr.
Career
Li founded the first chemical engineering department in China, thus is regarded as the Father of Modern Chinese Chemical Engineering. Li is also regarded as the first President of current Zhejiang University of Technology. Li"s courtesy name was Qiaonian (Chinese: 乔年).
August 1920, Li went to study in United States of America. Later he transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In July 1925, Li went back to China. In early April 1927, Li became a lecturer at Zhejiang Industrial School (one of early roots and technical schools of current comprehensive Zhejiang University).
Li founded and led the Department of Chemical Engineering at Zhejiang University, which is the first chemical engineering department in China. The first Bachelor of Engineering of Chemical Engineering students graduated from his department in 1928.
In May 1938, Li was designated the acting dean of the engineering faculty of Zhejiang University, by then university president Coching Chu.
In August 1947, Li became the Provost of Zhejiang University. In 1950, Li became the head of Zhejiang University School of Engineering. In 1952, Li was repointed as the Provost of Zhejiang University, by the Ministry of Education of the People"s Republic of China Centerial Government.
From 1956 to 1958, Li was the Vice-president of Zhejiang University.
Later, the new Zhejiang Chemical Engineering School (the pre-existence of current Zhejiang University of Technology) was established, mainly based on the technical resources of Zhejiang University. Li was pointed as the president of the school, thus nowadays Li is also regarded as the First President of the Zhejiang University of Technology.
Li died on 18 February 1995 in Hangzhou.
