Liu Dajun
Liu Dajun | |
|---|---|
| 刘大钧 | |
| Born | 2 July 1926 |
| Died | 22 August 2016 (aged 90) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | University of Nanking Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural science |
Liu Dajun (Chinese: 刘大钧; pinyin: Liú Dàjūn; 2 July 1926 – 22 August 2016) was a Chinese agronomist, educator and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Biography[edit]
Liu graduated from University of Nanking in 1949, majoring in agronomy. He became a teaching assistant at University of Nanking. He moved to Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy by government study abroad scholarship in 1955 and earned his master's degree in 1959. Liu returned to China and taught at Nanjing Agricultural University. His research area was wheat genetics and breeding.[1] He was the President of Nanjing Agricultural University between 1983 and 1991.[2] He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1999.
Liu died on 22 August 2016 at the age of 90 in Nanjing.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "中国工程院院士刘大钧教授逝世" (in Chinese). Sohu. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "南京农业大学历任校长风采" (in Chinese). chinaxq.com. 11 October 2016.
- ^ "刘大钧院士逝世：曾研究小麦遗传育种60余年" (in Chinese). Netease. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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