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Ma Jianzhang

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Ma Jianzhang
马建章
Born(1937-07-20)20 July 1937
Died23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 85)
Alma materNortheast Forestry University
Harbin Normal University
Scientific career
FieldsWildlife science
InstitutionsNortheast Forestry University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Jiànzhāng

Ma Jianzhang (Chinese: 马建章; 20 July 1937 – 23 December 2022) was a Chinese zoologist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

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Ma was born in Fuxin County (now Fuxin), Jinzhou Province, Manchukuo, on 20 July 1937, but grew up in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia.[2][3] In 1956, he entered Northeast Forestry University, where he majored in forestry.[2][3] In 1961, he was admitted to Harbin Normal University, where he studied vertebrate taxonomy and ecology under Zhang Mengwen [zh].[3]

After graduating in 1962, Ma returned to and taught at Northeast Forestry University.[2][3] In 1970, he was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works in Yilan County, Heilongjiang. In 1973, he was appointed deputy director of the Department of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, rising to director in 1980.[2][3] In 1992, he was proposed as the founding dean of the College of Wildlife Resources, and served until 1999.[2][3]

On 23 December 2022, Ma died in Harbin, Heilongjiang, at the age of 85.[2]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Hao Jianhua (郝建华) (21 December 2005). 科学开发利用野生资源:访工程院院士野生动物专家马建章. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lu Yan (卢雁) (24 December 2022). 86岁中国工程院院士、野生动物管理学家马建章在哈尔滨因病逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Zhang Shiying (张士英) (19 July 2019). 马建章:“保护野生动物,就是保护人类自己”. gmw.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2022.