Zhang Xinshi

Zhang Xinshi (Chinese: 张新时; June 30, 1934 – September 24, 2020) was a Chinese plant ecologist.[1] He was the founder of China's vegetation ecology and international information ecology. He created China's first laboratory of quantitative vegetation ecology.[1]

He was a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] In 1991, he became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhang was born in Kaifeng, Henan.

Zhang died on September 24, 2020 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 86.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in zh)Beijing News. 26 September 2020. http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/09/26/773004.html. Retrieved 29 September 2020. 
  2. (in zh)sina. 27 September 2020. https://tech.sina.com.cn/roll/2020-09-27/doc-iivhuipp6821131.shtml. Retrieved 29 September 2020.