Tang Shui Liu

Tang Shui Liu (, 1911–1997), biologist, botanist, and forestry researcher. Born in Anfu County, Jiangxi, China, in 1910, he died in Los Angeles, United States in 1997. Liu made significant contribution through his extensive publications, and he is one of the editors for the inaugural edition of Flora of Taiwan.

Biography Tang Shui Liu, born on November 30, 1910 (with alternative sources suggesting 1911)

Liu dedicated 50 years of his life to education and academic research, focusing on the botanical taxonomy of plants in Taiwan and southern China. He published 83 academic studies in total.

In 1963, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) invited Liu to conduct a year-long study on the taxonomy and distribution of the Abies genus in Europe, the US, and Japan. He spent 8 years analyzing and researching the data after returning from the trip and published A Monograph of the Genus Abies (English Monograph). The work not only studied the taxonomy and distribution of the Abies genus in the world but also described cultivation methods and use in the forestry industry. The work received awards from the USDA. Liu applied for a doctoral degree from Tokyo University by leveraging this work and his other research findings and was awarded the Doctor of Science degree.

Liu used Tang Shui Liu in academic publications, but he occasionally used Tung Shui Liu.