Hua Luogeng Scientist

Hua Luogeng (simplified Chinese: 华罗庚; traditional Chinese: 華羅庚; pinyin: Huà Luógēng; Wade–Giles: Hua Lo-keng; 12 November 1910 – 12 June 1985) was a Chinese mathematician famous for his important contributions to number theory and for his role as the leader of mathematics research and education in the People's Republic of China. He was largely responsible for identifying and nurturing the renowned mathematician Chen Jingrun who proved Chen's theorem, the best known result on the Goldbach conjecture. In addition, Hua's later work on mathematical optimization and operations research made an enormous impact on China's economy.Hua did not receive a formal university education. Although awarded several honorary PhDs, he never got a formal degree from any university. In fact, his formal education only consisted of six years of primary school and three years of middle school. For that reason, Xiong Qinglai, after reading one of Hua's early papers, was amazed by Hua's mathematical talent, and in 1931 Xiong invited him to study mathematics at Tsinghua University. It is also for this reason that Hua has been referred to by some as the Ramanujan of China.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 12, 1910
Birth place	China , Qing dynasty , Jintan
Nationality	China
Date of death	June 12, 1985
Place of death	Tokyo
Known for	Hua's identity Hua's lemma Mutation (Jordan algebra) Cartan–Brauer–Hua theorem Hua's matrix inequality Hua's theorem