Zhang Xinshi Explained

Zhang Xinshi
Native Name:张新时
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:30 June 1934
Birth Place:Kaifeng, Henan, China
Death Place:Seattle, Washington, United States
Fields:Plant ecology
Workplaces:Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alma Mater:Beijing Forestry University
Cornell University
Thesis1 Title:and
Thesis2 Title:)-->
Thesis1 Url:and
Thesis2 Url:)-->
Thesis1 Year:and
Thesis2 Year:)-->
Spouse:Ci Longjun
Children:3
Module:
Child:yes
P:Zhāng Xīnshí

Zhang Xinshi (; June 30, 1934 – September 24, 2020) was a Chinese plant ecologist.[1] He was the founder of China's quantitative vegetation ecology and international information ecology, and established China's first laboratory of quantitative vegetation ecology.[1] He was a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Zhang was born in Kaifeng, Henan, on June 30, 1934, while his ancestral home was in Gaotang County, Shandong.[1] His father was a politician and military officer in the Government of the Republic of China. After graduating from Beijing Forestry University in 1955, he was dispatched to Xinjiang Agricultural University.[1] In 1979 after the Chinese economic reform, he pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning his doctor's degree from Cornell University.[1]

Zhang returned to China in 1986 and that same year joined the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1990 he was promoted to become director of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a position he held until 1998. He died of illness in Seattle, United States.[2]

Personal life

Zhang married Ci Longjun (Chinese: 慈龙骏), an expert in desertification control engineering.[3] The couple had three children.[3]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Lin Weiqi (Chinese: 林玮琪). http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/09/26/773004.html . zh:中国科学院院士、著名植物生态学家张新时逝世 享年86岁 . Beijing News . 26 September 2020 . 29 September 2020 . zh.
  2. News: https://tech.sina.com.cn/roll/2020-09-27/doc-iivhuipp6821131.shtml . zh:两位院士先后逝世 . sina . 27 September 2020 . 29 September 2020 . zh.
  3. News: http://www.xinhuanet.com//science/2017-12/10/c_136811112.htm . zh:中国科学院院士、植被生态学家张新时:林里林外皆功夫 . Xinhuanet.com . 10 December 2017 . 20 September 2020 . zh.