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· 2019-08-20 · Source: NO. 34 AUGUST 22, 2019 |
Lu Yonggen Lu Yonggen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, at the age of 89 on August 12. Before Lu died, he donated his life savings valued at more than 8.8 million yuan ($1.25 million) to the Guangzhou-based South China Agricultural University to support the excellent young teachers and students from poor families in the university. It was the largest single donation from an individual in the university's 108 years of history. Lu, a famous agricultural scientist, continued his lifelong generosity in passing, donating his body to support medical research and education. Born in 1930 in Hong Kong, Lu joined the Communist Party of China in 1949. He became a teacher at South China Agricultural University after graduation in 1953. Lu was appointed president of the university in 1983, and became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993. Lu was selected as one of the 10 persons who moved Chinese people the most in 2017. |
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