Gu Shiwen

Gu Shiwen
谷士文
President of Hunan University
In office April 2003 – July 2005
Preceded by	Wang Kemin
Succeeded by	Zhong Zhihua
President of Central China Normal University
In office February 2001 – April 2003
Preceded by	Lu Gang
Succeeded by	Ma Min
Personal details
Born	May 1944 (age 72) Yuyao, Zhejiang
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence	Changsha, Hunan
Alma mater	Beijing Jiaotong University
Occupation	Educator, physicist

Gu Shiwen (Chinese: 谷士文; pinyin: Gŭ Shìwén; born May 1944) is a Chinese educator and physicist. He previously served as President of Central China Normal University from 2001 to 2003, and President of Hunan University between 2003 and 2005.^[1]

Gu is a member of the China Railway Society and Chinese Signal Processing Society.

Biography

Gu was born and raised in Yuyao, Zhejiang. He entered Beijing Jiaotong University in 1963, majoring in communication science, where he graduated in 1967. From 1967 to 1978 he worked in Liuzhou Railway Bureau. Beginning in 1978, he served in several posts in the School of Railway of Central South University, he was Deputy Dean in 1989, and four years later promoted to the Dean position. In 2000 he was Vice-President of Central South University, one year later, he was transferred to Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, and appointed the President of Central China Normal University. He became the President of Hunan University in April 2003, and held that office until July 2005.^[2]

References

1. 谷士文教授出任湖南大学新校长. China Education and Research Network (in Chinese). 2003-04-11.
2. 谷士文教授辞去校长职务 钟志华任湖大校长. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2005-07-15.

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