About Zhou Jianren
Lived 1888 – 1984 (aged 95–96). Zhou Jianren was a Chinese politician, translator and biologist.
Zhou Jianren (; 1888–1984) was a Chinese politician and biologist, and the younger brother of Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren.
Career Zhou advocated the use of birth control as a way to alleviate overpopulation.
In 1947, Zhou translated Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species into Chinese.
Zhou represented Zhejiang in the inaugural National People's Congress in 1954, serving as a member of the body's standing committee.
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Who was Zhou Jianren?
Chinese biologist (1888-1984)
When was Zhou Jianren born?
Zhou Jianren was born in 1888 in Shaoxing.
When did Zhou Jianren die?
Zhou Jianren died in 1984 in Beijing.
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Zhou Jianren was a politician, translator and biologist.
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Zhou Jianren was Chinese.
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