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Ren Hongjun
Ren Hongjun (1886–1961), a chemist, was a leading founder and the first president of the Science Society of China and started its monthly Science.
On an observatory terrace at night, a large bronze armillary sphere stands on a stone base while two people stand with their backs turned facing the view; stars are joined into constellation lines overhead, and a sundial and tiered dripping water vessels stand at the right.
Also known as Shuyong (courtesy name)
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Ren Hongjun, courtesy name Shuyong, came from Dianjiang in Sichuan. He studied applied chemistry in Tokyo, then at Cornell University in 1913–1916 and took a master's degree in chemistry at Columbia University. He was a main founder and the first president of the Science Society of China and started its monthly Science. He later taught chemistry as an associate professor at Peking University, was vice president of National Southeastern University, served on the board of the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture, and was president of National Sichuan University in 1935–1937.
Life and times
Dates 1886–1961