Fei Liang Explained

Fei Liang
Birth Date:1936
Birth Place:China
Death Place:Chengdu, China
Nationality:Chinese
Occupation:Herpetologist
Education:Sichuan Agricultural University

Fei Liang (Chinese: 费梁; 1936 – 4 June 2022) was a Chinese herpetologist.[1]

Biography

Fei was admitted to Sichuan Agricultural University in 1956 where he majored in animal husbandry.[2] After graduating in 1961, he began working for the, where he began research on amphibians.[3] He started as an assistant to amphibian research experts and, but began leading a team of researchers in 1980 alongside his wife, Ye Changyuan. In total, the couple are credited with discovering over 126 new species.[4]

Fei Liang died in Chengdu on 4 June 2022.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 June 2022. 两栖动物学家、中国科学院成都生物研究所研究员费梁逝世. Chinese. Sohu.com. 7 June 2022. 4 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604153041/https://www.sohu.com/a/554143035_355475. live.
  2. News: 22 January 2021. "80后"夫妻的"探蛙"人生. Chinese. Xinhua News Agency. 7 June 2022. 17 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417105633/http://www.xinhuanet.com/science/2021-01/22/c_1127012635.htm. live.
  3. News: 26 August 2020. 八旬科学家夫妇的"神仙爱情":每天挽手上班. Chinese. youth.cn. 7 June 2022. 17 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417042402/https://edu.youth.cn/jyzx/jyxw/202008/t20200826_12466784.htm. live.
  4. News: 30 January 2015. 三代科学家写就两栖动物"国情报告". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416031702/http://dzb.scdaily.cn/2015/01/30/20150130520364085218.htm. 16 April 2021. Chinese. Sichuan Daily. 7 June 2022.
  5. News: 8 June 2022. Fei Liang, an amphibian and a researcher at the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, passed away. inf.news. 7 June 2022.