He Bingsong

{{Short description|Chinese legal scholar (1932–2019)}}

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He Bingsong ({{zh|c=何秉松|p=Hé Bǐngsōng|w=Ho Ping-sung}}; 1932 – 11 February 2019) was a Chinese legal scholar.{{cite news|url=http://m.sohu.com/a/294042567_260616 |script-title=zh:87岁刑法学泰斗、中国政法大学教授何秉松逝世 |work=Sohu |date=2019-02-11 |language=zh}}

Life and career

He was born in 1932 in Guiping, Guangxi, Republic of China. He had four brothers.{{cite news|url=http://culture.caixin.com/2019-02-13/101379058.html |script-title=zh:那个最纯粹的学者走了——缅怀恩师何秉松教授 |work=caixin.com |date=2019-02-13 |language=zh}} After graduating from Peking University in 1952, he taught at the China University of Political Science and Law. After the Cultural Revolution, he served as a lawyer in the trial of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four counter-revolutionary groups.

On 1 February 2010, he was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government.{{cite news|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2019-02-11/doc-ihrfqzka4918253.shtml |script-title=zh:87岁刑法学泰斗、中国政法大学教授何秉松逝世 |work=sina |date=2019-02-17 |language=zh}}

He died in Beijing, aged 87.

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