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| Born | 12 May 1919 | ||||||||
| Died | 7 May 2017 (aged 97) | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University University of Strasbourg | ||||||||
| Awards | Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2006) Highest Science and Technology Award (2000) | ||||||||
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| Fields | Mathematics | ||||||||
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Ehresmann | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳文俊 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴文俊 | ||||||||
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Wu Wenjun (Chinese: 吴文俊; 12 May 1919 – 7 May 2017), also commonly known as Wu Wen-tsün, was a Chinese mathematician, historian, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), best known for Wu class, Wu formula, and Wu's method of characteristic set.