Wang Mengshu

Wang Mengshu (simplified Chinese: 王梦恕; traditional Chinese: 王夢恕; pinyin: Wāng Mèngshù; 24 December 1938 – 20 September 2018) was a Chinese tunnel and railway engineer.[1][2] He was a key engineer behind China's first subway tunnel and the development of China's high-speed railways. Wang was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[3][4] He was a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Mengshu
王梦恕
Born(1938-12-24)December 24, 1938
Wen County, Henan, China
DiedSeptember 20, 2018(2018-09-20) (aged 79)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materSouthwest Jiaotong University
Scientific career
FieldsTunnel and underground engineering
InstitutionsBeijing Jiaotong University

Biography

Wang was born in Wen County, Henan on December 24, 1938. From September 1952 to August 1955 he studied architecture at Tianjin Railway Engineering Institute. After graduation, he was accepted to Tangshan Railway Institute (now Southwest Jiaotong University), studying tunnel and underground engineering under Gao Quqing (Chinese: 高渠清). After college, he was assigned to Beijing Metro Corporation, he began working on China's first underground subway line, Line 1 in Beijing.[5][6]

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Wang forced to work in the fields instead of working in the company. In 1978, Wang was transferred to the Scientific Research Institute of Chengdu Railway Administration as an engineer, where he worked there for more than 40 years. In 1981, Wang took part in designing and building the Dayaoshan tunnel between Pingshi and Lechang townships in south China's Guangdong province. The tunnel was completed in 1989. In 1995 he was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[7] In his later years, he devoted his energy to building and expanding China's high-speed railway systems.[6]

In September 2017, Wang was hospitalized with a cerebral hemorrhage. On September 20, 2018, Wang died in Beijing, aged 79.[6]

Awards
  • 1992 Special prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Awards

References
  1. "China Wants to Build a Massive Underwater Tunnel to Taiwan. What Could Go Wrong?". Yahoo. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. FRANK CHEN (11 April 2018). "Beijing still wants a tunnel to Taiwan, despite political reality". atimes. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. “高铁院士”王梦恕去天堂修铁路了：铁道部曾为他单挂一节车箱. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-09-20.
  4. 高铁院士王梦恕：大家都不说真话，社会就没希望了. thepaper (in Chinese). 2018-09-20.
  5. 高铁院士王梦恕走了. sina (in Chinese). 2018-09-25.
  6. Zhang Zhihao (21 September 2018). "Major scientist behind high-speed rail dies at 80". Chinadaily. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. “高铁院士”王梦恕去世享年80岁 曾主持研发建设中国高铁. qq.com (in Chinese). 2018-09-20.
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