Li Wenhua (Chinese: 李文华; 15 January 1932 – 23 December 2022) was a Chinese ecologist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Li Wenhua
李文华
Born(1932-01-15)15 January 1932
Died23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
Alma materBeijing Forestry University
Scientific career
FieldsEcology
Forestry
InstitutionsInstitute of Geographic Sciences and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Wénhuá

Biography

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Li was born in Guangrao County, Shandong, on 15 January 1932.[2] After high school in 1949, he studied, then taught, at what is now Beijing Forestry University.[2] In September 1957, he pursued advanced studies in the Soviet Union, studying botany under biologist Sukachev.[2]

Li returned to China in 1961 and continued to teach at Beijing Forestry University.[2] In 1973, he became a member of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Scientific Research Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and in 1992 attained his role as a researcher at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Resources.[2] In 2002, he was recruited as dean of the School of Environment, Renmin University of China, and served until 2006.

On 23 December 2022, Li died in Beijing, at the age of 90.[2]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (23 December 2022). 共和国三天内痛失六位两院院士. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Li Yuan (李苑) (23 December 2022). 生态学和森林学家李文华院士逝世. gmw.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ Liu Li (刘莉) (6 June 2021). 李文华院士:中国需要走多元化农业发展道路. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.