Jiang Ximing (; 20 September 1913 – 1990), was a Chinese

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

Life

Jiang was born in 1913 in

Guanyun County Guanyun County () is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level city of Suqian to the southwest and the Yellow Sea to the east. Guanyun County has an area of and a population of about 1,026, ...

Jiangsu Province Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

. July 1936, Jiang graduated from the Department of Biology,

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the ...

. Just after his graduation, Jiang became a lecturer in the same department. In February 1937, Jiang married Xu Ruiyun, who later became the first Chinese woman who had a PhD degree in mathematics. May 1937, Jiang was rewarded a scholarship so that he could study in Germany. 1940, Jiang received Ph.D. from the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: link=no, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of ...

. Jiang went back to China and became a professor in the Department of Biology at Zhejiang University. He later became the director of the department. After 1949, Jiang served as the vice-president of Zhejiang Normal College (current Zhejiang Normal University), the president of Hangzhou Normal College (different from the current Hangzhou Normal University, the Hangzhou Normal College mentioned here later was merged into the

Hangzhou University Hangzhou University (), colloquially called Hangda () and formerly romanised as Hangchow University, was a public university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The university was founded as Zhejiang Teachers College () in 1952 by merging the department ...

, and in 1998, Hangzhou University was merged into Zhejiang University). He also served as the vice-president of Hangzhou University and later became an adviser of the university. Jiang was the vice-president of the China Zoological Society (). He also served twice as the vice-president of the Zhejiang Provincial

CPPCC The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

. In 1984, Jiang became a member of the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

References

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