Sung Shu Chien

Sung Shu Chien (also romanized as Qian Chongshu; ; 11 November 1883 – 28 December 1965) was a Chinese botanist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Biography Chien was born on 11 November 1883 to a family of intellectuals in Haining County, Zhejiang Province. In 1904, he was awarded the title of Xiucai in the last imperial examination held by the Qing Dynasty. In 1905, he was admitted to Nan Yang Public School (the antecedent of Xi'an Jiaotong University and Shanghai Jiaotong University). In 1909, he was sent to the Tangshan Road Mining School (now known as Southwest Jiaotong University) to study. In 1948, he was elected as a member of the Academia Sinica. He was also a delegate to the first session and a member of the second and third standing committees of the National People's Congress, and a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1955, he was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In October 1959, he established the Flora of China Editorial Board and led its writing until 1965, when he died. He died on 28 December 1965 at the age of 82 years.