February 19, 1985 (six decades of the twelfth lunar month 30), chemist Yang Shixian's death.


Yang Shixian, the name Shaozeng, word line (1896 to 1985), was born in Hangzhou native of Anhui huaining. early study
Cornell University in the United States, after returning home in 1923 received a master's degree, taught at Nankai University. Once again the United States in 1929, 1931, Yale University doctorate in the same year to return, he served as a professor at Nankai University, the Southwest Associated Professor, Dean. 1945 to 1948, the third time the United States to return home, he served as professor of Nankai University, director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, principals, vice chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, chairman of the Chinese Chemical Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences academician, the National People's Congress, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee and other post. [L $ dj��.����T]
he is mainly engaged in organic chemistry, especially pesticide chemical research and teaching. He has created element Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese pesticide chemical and organic phosphorus chemistry pioneering contribution, he guided the successful development of the next dozen new pesticides insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc..
mainly of organophosphorus pesticides, organophosphorus chemical progress, "Inorganic Chemistry", "organic". 1960 joined the Chinese Communist Party.