On this day, 141 years ago, on September 24, 1884 (August 6, 1884, the lunar calendar), Xu Shou, a pioneer of modern chemistry in China, passed away. On September 24, 1884, Xu Shou, a pioneer of modern chemistry in China, passed away. Xu Shou, also known as Xuefu, and known as Shengyuan, was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. He was self-taught and was a pioneer in modern chemistry in China. He is the main designer and developer of China's first steam ship "Yellow Crane", one of the founders of Gezhi Academy, the first school in China to cultivate scientific and technological talents, and one of the founders and editors of Gezhi Compilation, the earliest scientific and technological journal in China. In his life, he translated 13 books, with about 3 million words, of which the most influential was "Chemical Jianyuan". The rest include "Steam Turbine Engine","Continuation of Chemical Jianyuan","Supplement to Chemical Jianyuan","Chemical Examination Quality","Chemical Numbering","Geodesy Mapping","Legal Medicine","Western Art Knowledge", etc. His principles for formulating Chinese translations of chemical elements and chemical terms have been used, such as his translations of potassium, sodium, zinc, manganese and other translations that are still in use today.