The council has released Resolution 191 on naming several streets and roads in Dong Hoi City for the ninth time. As many as 108 routes and eight other routes have been given new names.

The Vo Hong Anh Road connects with Vo Nguyen Giap Road, which is named after the legendary Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap.

This is the first time Quang Binh has had roads named after a father and a daughter, famous individuals who devoted themselves to the development of the country.

Vo Hong Anh was the only daughter of Revolutionary Martyr Nguyen Thi Quang Thai (the younger sister of Revolutionary Martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai) and General Giap.

Hoang Thi Thanh Nhung, deputy chair of Dong Hoi City, said using the name of Prof Dr Vo Hong Anh for a road in the city has been considered by the municipal authorities for a long time.

The use of names of famous individuals for roads in the city is based on criteria. For example, the individuals are sons/daughters of the land and have made significant contributions to the development of the locality. Anh can satisfy all the criteria.

Bao Ninh is a new urban area and it attracts many tourists. The naming of a road after Vo Hong Anh, a famous scientist, will spread the word about the dedication of the female scientist to the city and the country. Also, when travelers come to Quang Binh, they will know about this a big talent of the past. 

Nhung said that the provincial authorities contacted General Giap’s family and informed them about the use of the name for a road in Dong Hoi City, which was supported by family members.

When she was alive, Anh was a famous scientist in mathematics and physics, not only in Vietnam, but around the world.

After finishing high school in 1959, she studied quantum theoretical physics at Lomonosov University in Moscow. 

In 1969, she successfully defended her dissertation in Plasma theory and became Associate Doctor. In 1969-1971, she worked as a collaborator at Dubna Institute for Nuclear Research. In 1972, after returning to Vietnam, she worked for the Hanoi Institute of Physics. In 1979, she returned to Dubna Institute and successfully defended her dissertation to obtain a doctorate.

Vo Hong Anh was the first woman in Vietnamese physics awarded the Kovalevskaia Prize in 1988. She passed away in 2009.

Hai Sam