Fang Fukang

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'''Fang Fukang''' (; 28 February 1935 – 4 February 2019) was a Chinese physicist and [[systems scientist]]. He established the study of [[systems theory]] at [[Beijing Normal University]] and served as President of the university from 1989 to 1995.

== Biography ==
Fang was born on 28 February 1935 in [[Shanghai]], [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], with his ancestral home in [[Dinghai District|Dinghai]], [[Zhejiang]]. He graduated from the Department of Physics of [[Beijing Normal University]] in 1956, and researched and taught [[Nuclear physics|nuclear physics]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In the 1970s, he studied at the [[Université Libre de Bruxelles]] in Belgium under Nobel Prize laureate [[Ilya Prigogine]], and earned his Ph.D. in 1980. After returning to China, he introduced Prigogine's [[Dissipative system|dissipative system]] theory to China, and established the study of [[Systems theory|systems theory]] at Beijing Normal University.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

From May 1989 to May 1995, Fang served as President of Beijing Normal University.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He also served as Party Secretary of the university.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Fang died on 4 February 2019 in Beijing, at the age of 83.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==



[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Chinese physicists]]
[[Category:Scientists from Shanghai]]
[[Category:Beijing Normal University alumni]]
[[Category:Beijing Normal University faculty]]
[[Category:Free University of Brussels alumni]]
[[Category:Chinese expatriates in Belgium]]
[[Category:Systems scientists]]

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