著名书法家、陕西省书协主席、省文史馆馆员、西安工业学院教授刘自椟因病医治无效,于二○○一年五月七日在西安逝世,享年八十八岁。刘自椟一九一四年出生于陕西省三原县,长期任教于西安工业学院。十一届三中全会以后,他先后担任中国书协理事、常务理事,陕西省书协副主席、主席、陕西省文 Renowned calligrapher, chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Association of Shijie, librarian of Provincial Museum of History, and professor of Xi’an Institute of Technology, Liu Zizhi died of an illness at the age of 81 on May 7, 2001 in Xi’an. Born in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province in 1914, Liu Ziyuan has long been teaching in Xi’an Institute of Technology. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, he successively served as director and executive director of China Shuxie, Vice Chairman and Chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Book Association,