Yuan-Cheng Fung

Summary

Yuan-Cheng Fung is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Changzhou^[2]. He was born on September 15, 1919^[3]. He died in Jacobs Medical Center^[4]. He died on December 15, 2019^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Yuan-Cheng Fung's place of birth was Changzhou^[2].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung died in Jacobs Medical Center^[4].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung died in San Diego^[9].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was born on September 15, 1919^[3].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung died on December 15, 2019^[5].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's professions included engineer^[6].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's field of work was biomedical engineering^[11].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's field of work was biomechanics^[12].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's field of work was tissue engineering^[13].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was employed by University of California, San Diego^[14].
• Among Yuan-Cheng Fung's employers was California Institute of Technology^[15].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was educated at California Institute of Technology^[16].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's education included a stint at Nanjing University^[17].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung's doctoral advisor was Ernest Edwin Sechler^[18].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the Timoshenko Medal^[20].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the Otto Laporte Award^[21].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the National Medal of Science^[22].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the Russ Prize^[23].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung received the honorary doctor of the Sichuan University^[24].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Yuan-Cheng Fung was a member of Academia Sinica^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Changzhou^[2], Yuan-Cheng Fung… he was born on September 15, 1919^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31] and Nanjing University^[17], a public university^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33], founded in 1915^[34], headquartered in Nanjing^[35]. Yuan-Cheng Fung's doctoral advisor was Ernest Edwin Sechler^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include biomedical engineering^[11], an academic discipline^[36]; biomechanics^[12], an interdisciplinary science^[37]; and tissue engineering^[13]. Employers include University of California, San Diego^[14], a public university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1960^[40] and California Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1891^[43], headquartered in California^[44]. Doctoral students include Howard Henry Dixon^[45], Jack Carl Debees^[46], Jianbo Zhou^[47], Ghassan Sleewa Kassab^[48], Shu Qian Liu^[49], and Jeffrey Howard Omens^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1925^[53]; Timoshenko Medal^[20], a science award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1957^[56]; Otto Laporte Award^[21], an award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1972^[59]; National Medal of Science^[22], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1963^[62]; Russ Prize^[23], an award^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1999^[65]; and honorary doctor of the Sichuan University^[24], an award^[66], in People's Republic of China^[67].

Death and Burial

Yuan-Cheng Fung died on December 15, 2019^[5]. Recorded place of death include Jacobs Medical Center^[4], a hospital^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 2016^[70] and San Diego^[9], a city in the United States^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1769^[73].

Why It Matters

Yuan-Cheng Fung ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

FAQs

Where was Yuan-Cheng Fung born?

Yuan-Cheng Fung was born in Changzhou^[2].

Where did Yuan-Cheng Fung die?

Yuan-Cheng Fung died in Jacobs Medical Center^[4].

What did Yuan-Cheng Fung do for work?

Yuan-Cheng Fung worked as engineer^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Yuan-Cheng Fung go to school?

Yuan-Cheng Fung was educated at California Institute of Technology^[16] and Nanjing University^[17].

What awards did Yuan-Cheng Fung receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Timoshenko Medal^[20], Otto Laporte Award^[21], and National Medal of Science^[22].