As a member of the last generation of xiucai秀才(one who passed the imperial examination at the county level)in the Qing dynasty,and as the first Chinese national to hold a Western doctoral degree in geology,Wong Wen-...As a member of the last generation of xiucai秀才(one who passed the imperial examination at the county level)in the Qing dynasty,and as the first Chinese national to hold a Western doctoral degree in geology,Wong Wen-hao made significant advances in the theoretical study of China’s geological structure and metallogeny,especially while serving as long-term director of the Geological Survey.He established himself as the founder of modern Chinese geology and geography and a leader of the Republic of China’s scientific community,enjoying much international prestige along the way.In the 1930s,faced with an increasingly grave national crisis,Wong resorted to a career in politics,relinquishing his geological studies.During wartime,he served as the highest economic administrator in the Chinese government,committed to exploring every avenue for the advance of national industrialization.In the postwar years,Wong assumed the office of president of the Executive Yuan,and presided over the failed currency reform.After a stint of exile after the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949,Wong returned to China,though he was relegated to obscurity due to his association with the Nationalist regime.展开更多
Ma Xingyuan(1919-2001),born in Changchun,Jilin Province.He graduated from the Department of Geology,Geography and Meteorology at National Southwestern Associated University in 1942 and obtained his doctoral degree fro...Ma Xingyuan(1919-2001),born in Changchun,Jilin Province.He graduated from the Department of Geology,Geography and Meteorology at National Southwestern Associated University in 1942 and obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Edinburgh,UK in 1948.He was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.He was an eminent structural geologist and seismologist.He achieved systematic groundbreaking research in Precambrian geology of North China,continental tectonics,lithospheric dynamics,and seismic geology.He pioneered analytical structural methodology and led the compilation of the"Lithospheric Dynamics Atlas of China",making foundational contributions to regional geological surveys and continental tectonic studies in China.展开更多
A wonderful person,an outstanding scientist,organizer and a wise leader,–always friendly,calm and reasonable,able to appreciate humor and loving life–Igor Semenovich Zektser has passed away.Igor Zektser graduated fr...A wonderful person,an outstanding scientist,organizer and a wise leader,–always friendly,calm and reasonable,able to appreciate humor and loving life–Igor Semenovich Zektser has passed away.Igor Zektser graduated from the Geological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University(MSU).He began his scientific career as a student at the Department of Hydrogeology of MSU and,after graduation,was assigned to work in the research sector of Geological Department of MSU,where he was engaged in regional hydrodynamics.展开更多
文摘As a member of the last generation of xiucai秀才(one who passed the imperial examination at the county level)in the Qing dynasty,and as the first Chinese national to hold a Western doctoral degree in geology,Wong Wen-hao made significant advances in the theoretical study of China’s geological structure and metallogeny,especially while serving as long-term director of the Geological Survey.He established himself as the founder of modern Chinese geology and geography and a leader of the Republic of China’s scientific community,enjoying much international prestige along the way.In the 1930s,faced with an increasingly grave national crisis,Wong resorted to a career in politics,relinquishing his geological studies.During wartime,he served as the highest economic administrator in the Chinese government,committed to exploring every avenue for the advance of national industrialization.In the postwar years,Wong assumed the office of president of the Executive Yuan,and presided over the failed currency reform.After a stint of exile after the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949,Wong returned to China,though he was relegated to obscurity due to his association with the Nationalist regime.
文摘Ma Xingyuan(1919-2001),born in Changchun,Jilin Province.He graduated from the Department of Geology,Geography and Meteorology at National Southwestern Associated University in 1942 and obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Edinburgh,UK in 1948.He was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.He was an eminent structural geologist and seismologist.He achieved systematic groundbreaking research in Precambrian geology of North China,continental tectonics,lithospheric dynamics,and seismic geology.He pioneered analytical structural methodology and led the compilation of the"Lithospheric Dynamics Atlas of China",making foundational contributions to regional geological surveys and continental tectonic studies in China.
文摘A wonderful person,an outstanding scientist,organizer and a wise leader,–always friendly,calm and reasonable,able to appreciate humor and loving life–Igor Semenovich Zektser has passed away.Igor Zektser graduated from the Geological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University(MSU).He began his scientific career as a student at the Department of Hydrogeology of MSU and,after graduation,was assigned to work in the research sector of Geological Department of MSU,where he was engaged in regional hydrodynamics.
