Jia Lanpo
Encyclopedia
Jia Lanpo was a Chinese
prehistorian
. Professor Jia was one of the founders of Chinese anthropology
.
He graduated from the Huiwen Academy in 1929 and went on to work as a trainee at the Cenozoic Research Laboratory
of the Geological Survey of China
. In April 1931 he joined the excavation at Peking Man
in Zhoukoudian
where he worked with many of the biggest names in anthropology of his era, including Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
, Henri Breuil
, Davidson Black
, Franz Weidenreich
and Pei Wenzhong
whom he replaced as the head of Zhoukoudian excavations in 1935. After 1949 he served in many academical positions as well as working in the field. He also helped to open up the Chinese research to foreign scientists.
Jia was elected as a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1994.
His cremated remains are buried at Zhoukoudian besides those of his colleagues Pei Wenzhong
and Yang Zhongjian
.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
prehistorian
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
. Professor Jia was one of the founders of Chinese anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
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He graduated from the Huiwen Academy in 1929 and went on to work as a trainee at the Cenozoic Research Laboratory
Cenozoic Research Laboratory
The Cenozoic Research Laboratory of the Geological Survey of China was established at the Peking Union Medical College in 1928 by Canadian paleoanthropologist Davidson Black and Chinese geologists Ding Wenjing and Weng Wenhao for the research and appraisal of Peking Man fossils unearthed at...
of the Geological Survey of China
Geological Survey of China
The Geological Survey of China is a government-owned, not-for-profit, Chinese organization researching China's mineral resources. It is the largest Geoscience agency in China since being reconstructed in 1999.-History:...
. In April 1931 he joined the excavation at Peking Man
Peking Man
Peking Man , Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing , China...
in Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien is a cave system in Beijing, China. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including one of the first specimens of Homo erectus, dubbed Peking Man, and a fine assemblage of bones of the gigantic hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris...
where he worked with many of the biggest names in anthropology of his era, including Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of both Piltdown Man and Peking Man. Teilhard conceived the idea of the Omega Point and developed Vladimir Vernadsky's concept of Noosphere...
, Henri Breuil
Henri Breuil
Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil , often referred to as Abbé Breuil, was a French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist...
, Davidson Black
Davidson Black
Davidson Black, FRS was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis . He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society...
, Franz Weidenreich
Franz Weidenreich
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and Pei Wenzhong
Pei Wenzhong
Pei Wenzhong was a Chinese paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist. Professor Pei is considered the founding father of Chinese anthropology....
whom he replaced as the head of Zhoukoudian excavations in 1935. After 1949 he served in many academical positions as well as working in the field. He also helped to open up the Chinese research to foreign scientists.
Jia was elected as a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1994.
His cremated remains are buried at Zhoukoudian besides those of his colleagues Pei Wenzhong
Pei Wenzhong
Pei Wenzhong was a Chinese paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist. Professor Pei is considered the founding father of Chinese anthropology....
and Yang Zhongjian
Yang Zhongjian
Yang Zhongjian , courtesy name Keqiang , also known as C.C. Young, was one of China's foremost paleontologists. He has been called the 'Father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology'...
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External links
- http://www.chineseprehistory.com/jia.htm