Shi Ping (Chinese: 施平; 1 November 1911 – 29 June 2024) was a Chinese academic, political administrator, and supercentenarian.

Shi Ping
施平
Ping, c. 1937–1938
Vice President of China Agricultural University
In office
1953–1960
Secretary of East China Normal University
In office
1978–1983
Secretary General of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
1983–1985
Personal details
Born
Shi Eryi

(1911-11-01)1 November 1911
Dayao County, Yunnan, Qing dynasty
Died(2024-06-29)29 June 2024
(aged 112 years, 241 days)
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Yang Lin
(died 1935)
Children1
RelativesShi Yigong (grandson)

Biography

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Shi was born Shi Eryi (Chinese: 施尔宜)[1] on 1 November 1911, in Dayao, Yunnan.[2][3] Between February and August 1931 he studied at the University of Nanking, moving to Zhejiang University in September of the same year and studied there until June 1936.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1938,[2] and joined as a soldier and fought with the New Fourth Army in 1941 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. At the time of his death, he was the most senior surviving member of the New Fourth Army.

Shi became vice president of Beijing Agricultural University in 1953, holding the post until 1960.

From 1978 to 1983, he was the CCP committee secretary for East China Normal University. Shi served as secretary general of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress from 1983 to 1985.

Personal life and death

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Shi and his wife had a son, Shi Haulin (1935–1987) and Shi's grandson is biophysicist and university president Shi Yigong.[4]

Shi died on 29 June 2024, at the age of 112 years, 241 days.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "113岁新四军老战士施平逝世,系施一公院士祖父_中国政库_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "收到总书记的回信后,这位110岁的新四军老战士写下一行字". Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "施一公祖父、新四军老战士施平,或成亚洲最年长男寿星_中国共产党_革命_杭州". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "施一公百岁爷爷专访:从成功学运到受困的教育改革". 搜狐教育 (in Chinese). Learning.sohu.com. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.