Tạ Quang Bửu

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Tạ, but is often simplified to Ta in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Bửu.
Professor
Tạ Quang Bửu
4th Minister of Defence
In office
August 1947 – August 1948
Prime MinisterHồ Chí Minh
Preceded byVõ Nguyên Giáp
Succeeded byVõ Nguyên Giáp
Personal details
Born1910 (1910)
Nam Đàn, Nghệ An, Protectorate of Annam
Died1986 (aged 75–76)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Branch/servicePeople's Army of Vietnam
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Tạ Quang Bửu (1910–1986) was a Vietnamese scientist and politician. Bửu was the fourth Minister of Defence of Vietnam (August 1947 to August 1948) and held the position of Deputy Minister of Defence from 1954 to 1958.

In 2015, Ministry of Science and Technology established Tạ Quang Bửu Prize – an annual prize to encourage and honor scientists with outstanding achievement in basic research in the fields of natural sciences and engineering.

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