Xie Shileng

Q: When did Xie Shileng die?

Xie Shileng died on November 7, 2018.

Q: How old was Xie Shileng when they died?

Xie Shileng was 83 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Xie Shileng's cause of death?

The cause of death of Xie Shileng was lymphoma.

Q: When was Xie Shileng born?

Xie Shileng was born on May 20, 1935.

Xie Shileng (Chinese: 谢世楞; 20 May 1935 – 7 November 2018) was a Chinese port and coastal engineer who served as an assistant chief engineer of the First Navigational Engineering Survey and Design Institute of the Ministry of Transport.

Biography

Xie was born in Cixi, Zhejiang on May 20, 1935. After graduating from the Dalian University of Technology in August 1956, he was assigned to the Water Transport Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Transport. One year later he was transferred to its First Navigational Engineering Survey and Design Institute. After the Cultural Revolution in November 1979, Xie pursued advanced studies in the Netherlands, where he studied at Delft University of Technology. In 1999 he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He died of lymphoma in Tianjin, on November 7, 2018.