Woo Chia-wei

President of the hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology
Person human Q700146
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Woo Chia-wei

Summary

Woo Chia-wei is a human[1]. Born in Shanghai[2], he… he was born on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2025-03-02T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], teacher[6], justice of the peace[7], politician[8], and mathematician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Woo Chia-wei was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Woo Chia-wei was born on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Woo Chia-wei was born on +1937-11-13T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Woo Chia-wei died on +2025-03-02T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Woo Chia-wei held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Woo Chia-wei held citizenship in People's Republic of China[13].
  • Woo Chia-wei worked as a physicist[5].
  • Woo Chia-wei's professions included teacher[6].
  • Woo Chia-wei worked as a justice of the peace[7].
  • Woo Chia-wei worked as a politician[8].
  • Woo Chia-wei worked as a mathematician[9].
  • Woo Chia-wei's field of work was physics[14].
  • Woo Chia-wei held the position of member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference[15].
  • Among Woo Chia-wei's employers was Northwestern University[16].
  • Among Woo Chia-wei's employers was University of California, San Diego[17].
  • Woo Chia-wei was employed by San Francisco State University[18].
  • Woo Chia-wei's education included a stint at Washington University in St. Louis[19].
  • Woo Chia-wei was educated at Georgetown College[20].
  • Woo Chia-wei was educated at Pui Ching Middle School[21].
  • Woo Chia-wei's doctoral advisor was Eugene Feenberg[22].
  • Woo Chia-wei received the Gold Bauhinia Star[23].
  • Woo Chia-wei received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[24].
  • Woo Chia-wei received the Legion of Honour[25].
  • Woo Chia-wei is recorded as male[26].
  • Woo Chia-wei's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Woo Chia-wei's place of birth was Shanghai[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1937-11-13T00:00:00Z[11].

Education

Educated at Washington University in St. Louis[19], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1853[30], headquartered in St. Louis County[31]; Georgetown College[20], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1829[34]; and Pui Ching Middle School[21], a secondary school[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 1889[37]. Woo Chia-wei's doctoral advisor was Eugene Feenberg[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5], teacher[6], justice of the peace[7], politician[8], and mathematician[9]. Woo Chia-wei's field of work was physics[14]. Employers include Northwestern University[16], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1851[40], headquartered in Evanston[41]; University of California, San Diego[17], a public university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1960[44]; and San Francisco State University[18], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1899[47]. He held the position of member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference[15]. He supervised Sudip Chakravarty as a doctoral student[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Gold Bauhinia Star[23], an order[49], in People's Republic of China[50], founded in 1997[51]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[24], a grade of an order[52], in United Kingdom[53]; and Legion of Honour[25], a state order[54], in France[55], founded in 1802[56].

Death and Burial

Woo Chia-wei died on +2025-03-02T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Woo Chia-wei ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Woo Chia-wei born?

Woo Chia-wei was born in Shanghai[2].

What did Woo Chia-wei do for work?

Woo Chia-wei worked as physicist[5], teacher[6], justice of the peace[7], politician[8], and mathematician[9].

Where did Woo Chia-wei go to school?

Woo Chia-wei was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[19], Georgetown College[20], and Pui Ching Middle School[21].

What awards did Woo Chia-wei receive?

Honors received include Gold Bauhinia Star[23], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[24], and Legion of Honour[25].

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  22. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [48] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Washington University in St. Louis, Georgetown College, Pui Ching Middle School
    Doctoral student Sudip Chakravarty
    Prabook id 3379032
    Family name Wu
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