Shen Wensun
Shen Wensun | |||||||
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沈闻孙 | |||||||
| Born | 6 May 1930 | ||||||
| Died | 17 November 2025 (aged 95) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | ||||||
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| Institutions | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 沈闻孙 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 沈聞孫 | ||||||
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Shen Wensun (Chinese: 沈闻孙; 6 May 1930 – 17 November 2025) was a Chinese shipbuilding engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He made great contributions to China's shipbuilding industry, particularly in the design of large-scale vessels.[1][2]
Biography
Shen was born on 6 May 1930, in Haiyan County, Zhejiang.[1][2] In 1953, he graduated from the shipbuilding department of Jiao Tong University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University).[1][2]
After graduation, Shen was assigned to Dalian Shipyard and dedicated his life to ship design.[1][2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1985.[3] From the 1990s, as the chief designer at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company, he led the development of several advanced vessel types for the international market.[1][2]
On 17 November 2025, Shen died at Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Dalian University, in Dalian, Liaoning, at the age of 95.[1][2]
Honours and awards
- 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[1]
- State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class, 1990; Second Class, 1995, 1996, 1998)[1]
- 2003 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[1]