About Bing Zhi
Lived 1886 – 1965 (aged 78). Bing Zhi was a Chinese zoologist and biologist.
Bing Zhi (; 9 April 1886 – 21 February 1965), was a Chinese zoologist of Manchu ancestry, considered the founder of China's neontology. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica. He was a delegate to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National People's Congress.
Biography Bing Zhi was born Zhai Bingzhi in Kaifeng, Henan, on April 9, 1886, during the late Qing dynasty.
Bing returned to China in 1920 and that year became a professor at Nanjing Normal University. He joined the National Central University faculty in 1946, and moved to Fudan University in 1948.
In June 1955 he was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
On February 21, 1965, he died at 78.
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Who was Bing Zhi?
Chinese zoologist
When was Bing Zhi born?
Bing Zhi was born on 9 April 1886 in Kaifeng.
When did Bing Zhi die?
Bing Zhi died on 21 February 1965 in Beijing.
What was Bing Zhi's occupation?
Bing Zhi was a zoologist and biologist.
What nationality was Bing Zhi?
Bing Zhi was Chinese.
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