在我国广大化学工作者正在为实现祖国的四个现代化而奋斗的征程中,我国化学界的一位老前辈丁绪贤教授在去年九月因病医治无效而离开了我们。回顾这位白发苍苍的老教授为我国科学事业勤奋工作的一生,使我们倍感思念。他是我国著名化学家、化学史家,生前历任 In the course of our nation’s vast number of chemical workers who are struggling to realize the four modernizations of the motherland, Professor Ding Xuxian, an old Chinese chemist, left us in September last year because of invalid medical treatment. The memory of this white-haired old professor who diligently worked for the cause of science in our country gives us a sense of wonder. He is a famous chemist and historian in chemistry in his lifetime