About Wan Chun Cheng
Lived 1908 – 1987 (aged 79). Wan Chun Cheng was a Chinese botanist, explorer, dendrologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Wan Chun Cheng or Zheng Wanjun (, 24 June 1908 – 25 July 1987) was a Chinese botanist. Initially one of the Chinese plant collectors who followed in the wake of the Europeans after 1920, he became one of the world's leading authorities on the taxonomy of gymnosperms. Working at the National Central University in Nanjing, he was instrumental, along with H.H.Hu, in the identification in 1944 of the dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, previously known only from fossils and was long thought extinct. The plant Juniperus chengii is named in his honour.
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Who was Wan Chun Cheng?
Chinese botanist (1908-1987)
When was Wan Chun Cheng born?
Wan Chun Cheng was born on 24 June 1908 in Tongshan District.
When did Wan Chun Cheng die?
Wan Chun Cheng died on 25 July 1987 in Beijing.
What was Wan Chun Cheng's occupation?
Wan Chun Cheng was a botanist, explorer, dendrologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
What nationality was Wan Chun Cheng?
Wan Chun Cheng was Chinese.
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