Shi Yafeng
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Shi Yafeng (March 21, 1919 – February 13, 2011) was a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
. He was an expert on geography
and glaciology
, and regarded as the "Father of Chinese Glaciology".
, Jiangsu Province on March 21, 1919. He did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies both at Zhejiang University
. He led the Batoula Glacier Investigation Team, Glaciology and Geocryology Institute of Chinese Academe Science in 1978, which was the first modern Chinese team to systematically investigate glaciers.
Chronologically, he was a researcher, the vice-director, director, honorary director of the Lanzhou Glacier Frozen Earth Institute (which is the most prestigious institute in the related scientific fields in China), Chinese Academy of Sciences
.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
. He was an expert on geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
and glaciology
Glaciology
Glaciology Glaciology Glaciology (from Middle French dialect (Franco-Provençal): glace, "ice"; or Latin: glacies, "frost, ice"; and Greek: λόγος, logos, "speech" lit...
, and regarded as the "Father of Chinese Glaciology".
Life
Shi was born in HaimenHaimen
Haimen is a county-level city in the southeast of Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai. Chonghai Bridge links the city to Chongming County.The county has a seat named Haimen Township...
, Jiangsu Province on March 21, 1919. He did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies both at Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
. He led the Batoula Glacier Investigation Team, Glaciology and Geocryology Institute of Chinese Academe Science in 1978, which was the first modern Chinese team to systematically investigate glaciers.
Chronologically, he was a researcher, the vice-director, director, honorary director of the Lanzhou Glacier Frozen Earth Institute (which is the most prestigious institute in the related scientific fields in China), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
.
Works
- monograph: Glacier Conspectus of China (Shi et al., 1988)
- monograph: Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology in China (Shi, 1992)