About Yi Li Keng
Lived 1898 – 1975 (aged 76–77). Yi Li Keng was a Chinese botanist.
Yi-Li Keng ( Gěng Yi-Li; 1897, Nanjing – 1975) was a Chinese botanist, specializing in the study of grasses (the family Poaceae), particularly the tribe Triticeae of the Poaceae.
Yi-Li Keng graduated in 1927 with B.Sc. from Nanjing University (called at that time National Southeastern University). After graduation, he collected plants in Zhejiang Province with Hsen-Hsu Hu and Sung-Shu Chien. At George Washington University Keng graduated with A.M. in 1932 and Ph.D. in 1933. He retained his professorship for the remainder of his career, An English translation and update of the Poaceae chapter was released in 2007.
Eponyms (Poaceae) Kengyilia C.Yen & J.L.Yang
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