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Gao Mingxuan (Chinese: 高铭暄；pinyin: Gāo Míngxuān) is the first generation of jurists trained in new China. He is the main founder, pioneer and academic leader of criminal law in China. He is a jurist educator and serves as the distinguished professor of Beijing Normal University.

Early life
In 1928, Gao Mingxuan was born in Zhejiang province.

In 1944, Gao Mingxuan was admitted to Zhejiang Wenzhou High School.

In 1947, Gao Mingxuan went to the Law School of Zhejiang University.

In September 1949, Gao Mingxuan transferred to Peking University Law School to continue studying and learned from professor Feiqing.

In July 1951, Gao Mingxuan graduated from Peking University. He chose to study as a postgraduate in criminal law at the Renmin University of China and study the theory of Soviet criminal law.

Career
In August 1953, Gao Mingxuan graduated from Renmin University of China and became a teacher in the department of criminal law in Renmin University of China.

Between 1954 and 1979, Gao Mingxuan participated in the drafting of Chinese first criminal code.

In May 1980, Gao Mingxuan served as an associate professor. In May 1983, he was promoted to professor.

In January 1984, approved by the academic degrees committee of the state council, he became the first doctoral tutor of criminal law major in China.

Between 1983 and 1986, he served as the director of the law department of Renmin University of China.

Now Gao Mingxuan is honorary president of the Institute of criminal law science, distinguished consultant professor, doctoral supervisor of Beijing Normal University and honorary professor, doctoral supervisor of the Renmin University of China.

Achievements of education
Gao Mingxuan has been engaged in the teaching and research of criminal law since 1953 when he taught in the law department of Renmin University of China. He has offered courses such as Soviet criminal law, foreign criminal law, criminal policy, and criminal legislation. As a doctoral supervisor, he has trained nearly 70 doctors of criminal law. Entrusted by relevant ministries and commissions of the state, he has edited 11 kinds of criminal law textbooks. The criminal law, published in 1982, won the first prize of national excellent teaching materials for colleges and the first prize of excellent teaching materials for the ministry of justice. The criminal law, published in 2000, won the first prize of national excellent teaching material for ordinary colleges in 2002.

Achievements of law
Gao Mingxuan participated in the drafting of the criminal code of China in 1979 and the revision of the criminal code of China in 1997. He has been invited to give lectures on the rule of law to the standing committee of the National People’s Congress and participated in the research and consultation on the formulation of criminal judicial interpretation by Chinese judicial organ.

Achievements of foreign exchange
Gao Mingxuan has visited Britain, the United States, Italy, France, Japan, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and other countries for lecturing, investigation and academic exchanges. In 1987, he attended a meeting on capital punishment held in Italy and learned about the trend of reducing and abolishing capital punishment in the world. He introduced such an idea into China and played a role in the reform of Chinese criminal system.

Works
Gao Mingxuan has written 6monographs, edited and participated in more than 100 books and over 300 papers.

《新中国刑法科学史》 History of Criminal Law Science in New China （1993）

《刑罚为什么要规定时效》 Why should criminal law stipulate limitation of time? （1980）

《刑法学原理》 Principles of Criminal Law （2009）

《刑法专论》 Criminal Law Monographs （2010）

《中华人民共和国刑法的孕育和诞生》 The Birth of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China （2012）

Award
In 1995, Gao Mingxuan has been awarded “National Outstanding Teacher（全国优秀教师）”.

In 2001, Gao Mingxuan was rewarded as "National Advanced Individual of Teacher Ethics (全国师德先进个人)".

In 2002, "Gao Mingxuan Criminal Law Development Foundation Fund（高铭暄刑法学发展基金）" was established.

In 2005, Gao Mingxuan was awarded the title of the First "Honorary Professor（荣誉教授）" of Renmin University of China.

In April 2015, Gao Mingxuan was awarded the "Cesare Beccaria Award（切萨雷·贝卡里亚奖）" by the International Society of Social Defence in Doha.

and has been included in the list of World Famous People in Cambridge and the list of famous Chinese jurists.