Ge Jianxiong

Ge Jianxiong (; born 15 December 1945) is a Chinese historical geographer. He is a professor and the former Director of the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University in Shanghai, and Director of the Fudan University Library. His research focus is on historical population movements and human geography. Ge is also a well-known public figure in China. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and is on the Advisory Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Government.

Biography Ge Jianxiong was born on 15 December 1945 in Nanxun, Wuxing County (now Huzhou), Zhejiang, China. He graduated from Chang'an Middle School and Shibei High School. After a year of teacher's training, he taught at Gutian High School in Zhabei, Shanghai.

When the National Higher Education Entrance Examination was restored after the end of the Cultural Revolution, Ge took the graduate examination. Despite having never attended college, he excelled in the exam and was admitted to the graduate school of Fudan University to study historical geography under the famous scholar, academician Tan Qixiang.

Ge has been a faculty member of the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University since 1981, and became a full professor in 1991. He served as Director of the Institute of Historical Geography from 1996 to 2006.

Selected publications Ge has published numerous books and articles, including:

Population Geography of the Western Han Dynasty 西漢人口地理, 1986. Unity and Fragmentation 統一與分裂, , 1994. History of Migrations in China 中国移民史, , 1997. Changes in Boundaries and Administrative Divisions in Chinese History 中国历代疆域的变迁, , 1997. Population and Modernization in China since 1850 China's Historical Geographic Studies in the Twentieth Century Emigrants and Chinese Traditional Culture, , 2004. Population History of China 中国人口史, , 2005.