Liu Yingming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yingming
刘应明
Born(1940-10-08)8 October 1940
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Died15 July 2016(2016-07-15) (aged 75)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Alma materPeking University
Children1
Scientific career
FieldsFuzzy mathematics, Topology

Liu Yingming (Chinese: 刘应明; pinyin: Liú Yìngmíng; 8 October 1940 – 15 July 2016) was a Chinese mathematician. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Biography

Liu graduated from Peking University in 1963, majoring in mathematics. He was assigned to Sichuan University after his graduation. His research field was topology and fuzzy mathematics, mainly in the algebra problem of unclear topology, embedded theory and nonclear convex sets.[1] Liu was the deputy president of Sichuan University between 1989 and 2005.[2] He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995. Liu joined Jiusan Society in 1995. He was the vice chairman of the central committee of Jiusan Society from 1997 to 2007.[3]

Liu was diagnosed as leukemia in November 2015. He died on 15 July 2016 at the age of 75 in Chengdu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "一生研究模糊学 做事一点不模糊" (in Chinese). Netease. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "九三学社原副主席刘应明逝世 一生痴情模糊数学" (in Chinese). China.com.cn. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "刘应明同志逝世" (in Chinese). Xinhua Agency. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.