About Hou Renzhi
Lived 1911 – 2013 (aged 101). Hou Renzhi was a Chinese geographer and university teacher.
Hou Renzhi (; December 6, 1911
In 1946, after the war, Hou started studying his Ph.D. at Liverpool University, and he graduated in 1949, writing his thesis on the historical geography of Beijing. Hou returned to China and worked as associate professor at the history department in Yenching University. and later held several positions at Peking University, including the deputy provost of the university, dean of the department of geology and geography, and dean of the department of geography. Hou received the George Davidson Medal in 1999, as well as the HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award in the same year. Hou was elected as an honorary member of the Chinese Society for Popular Science.
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Who was Hou Renzhi?
Chinese geographer (1911–2013)
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Hou Renzhi was born on 6 December 1911 in Zaoqiang County.
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Hou Renzhi died on 22 October 2013 in Beijing Friendship Hospital.
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Hou Renzhi was a geographer and university teacher.
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Hou Renzhi was Chinese.
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