Master of mathematics dies at age 98

Wu Wenjun, one of China's top mathematicians, died in Beijing on Sunday morning at the age of 98, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wu was presented with a National Top Science and Technology Award, the country's most prestigious award for scientists, in 2000 and in 2006 received the Shaw Prize, named after Hong Kong philanthropist Run Run Shaw. It is widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of the East.

The CAS Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, where Wu worked as a researcher, published an obituary on its website.