Zhong Xunzheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhong.

Zhong Xunzheng (Chinese: 钟训正; 9 July 1929 – 22 June 2023) was a Chinese architect, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Zhong Xunzheng
钟训正
Born	(1929-07-09)9 July 1929 Wugang County, Hunan, China
Died	22 June 2023(2023-06-22) (aged 93) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	Southeast University School of Architecture
Scientific career
Fields	Architecture
Institutions	Southeast University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	钟训正
Traditional Chinese	鐘訓正
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōng Xùnzhèng

Biography

Zhong was born in Wugang County (now Wugang), Hunan, on 9 July 1929.^[1] In 1948, he enrolled at National Central University, and graduated from Nanjing University (now Southeast University School of Architecture) in 1952.^[1]

After university, he taught at Hunan University and soon moved to the Water Conservancy College of Wuhan University the next year.^[1] In November 1954, he joined the faculty of Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University).^[1]

Zhong died in Nanjing, Jiangsu on 22 June 2023, at the age of 93.^[2]

Honours and awards

• November 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[3]