Liang Shoupan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Liang Shoupan

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1916

Date of Death: 05-Sep-2009

Profession: aerospace engineer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Liang Shoupan (Chinese: ???; 13 April 1916 – 5 September 2009) was a Chinese aerospace engineer.
The chief designer of China's first generation of anti-ship missiles including the HY-1 and HY-2, he is regarded as the "father of China's cruise missile program".
He also designed the C-101, C-801 and other missiles.
He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Astronautics.
In 2006, he was one of the five scientists who received the Highest Achievement Award of China's aerospace industry.