| Office 1 | President of Hunan University |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | June 1982 |
| Term end 1 | December 1987 |
| Predecessor 1 | Zhu Fan |
| Successor 1 | Weng Zuze |
| Native name | 成文山 |
| Birth date | October 11, 1929 (age 96) |
| Birth place | Ningxiang, Hunan, China |
| Death date | July 9, 2008 (aged 78) |
| Death place | Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Wuhan University Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
Cheng Wenshan (; 11 October 1929 – 9 July 2008) was a Chinese educator who served as president of Hunan University between 1982 and 1987.
Biography
Cheng was born into a family of farming background in Datunying of Ningxiang County, Hunan, on October 11, 1929. After high school, he studied, then taught, at what is now Wuhan University. He also studied at Beijing Russian Studies College. In May 1960 he earned his doctor's degree from Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.[citation needed]
He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1952.[citation needed]
He joined the Department of Civil Engineering faculty of Hunan University in May 1960 and was promoted to professor in 1983. In March 1981 he was appointed vice-president of Hunan University. After this office was terminated in February 1982, he became president of Hunan University, serving until August 1987.[citation needed]
In 2006, he received his Honorary Doctoral Degree from Chiba University.[1][2]
On July 9, 2008, he died of illness in Changsha, Hunan.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "zh:湖南大学原校长成文山获日本千叶大学荣誉博士" (in Chinese). 163.com. 2006-03-31.
- ^ "zh:“加冕”荣誉博士" (in Chinese). Sina. 2006-04-03.