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Bing Zhi
Bing Zhi (1886–1965), a zoologist, co-founded the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China in 1922 with Hu Xiansu and Yang Xingfo.
On an observatory terrace at night, a large bronze armillary sphere stands on a stone base while two people stand with their backs turned facing the view; stars are joined into constellation lines overhead, and a sundial and tiered dripping water vessels stand at the right.
Also known as Zhai Bingzhi (original name) · Nongshan (courtesy name) · Jiqian (alternative name)
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Bing Zhi, born Zhai Bingzhi with the courtesy name Nongshan, was a Manchu zoologist born in Kaifeng, Henan, with ancestral roots in Jilin. He went to Cornell University in 1909, took part in founding the Science Society of China in 1915 and later earned a Cornell doctorate. In 1922 he co-founded the society's Biological Laboratory with Hu Xiansu and Yang Xingfo, in 1928 he and Hu set up the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology in Beiping, and in 1948 he was elected to the first group of Academia Sinica members.
Life and times
Dates 1886–1965