Xie Xide, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Xie Xide

Chinese physicist

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Quanzhou, Fujian, China

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2000

Profession: politician, physicist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Xie Xide (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Xiè Xidé; 19 March 1921 – 4 March 2000), also known as Hsi-teh Hsieh and as Hilda Hsieh, was a Chinese physicist.
She was president of Fudan University from 1983 to 1989, and remained as advisor to the university from 1989 until her death.
She helped to set up the university's Centre for American Studies and founded its Modern Physics Institute in 1977. Xie also served as a member in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1982 to 1992.