Zhang Peigang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zhang Peigang

Chinese economist

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Hong'an County, Hubei, China

Date of Death: 23-Nov-2011

Profession: economist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Zhang Peigang (Chinese: ???; 10 July 1913 – 23 November 2011), also romanized as Chang Pei-kang, was a Chinese economist, considered a founder of development economics in the country.
He was a founding professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and served as Honorary Dean of the School of Economics.
In 1992 the university established the Zhang Peigang Development Economics Prize in his honour.