Chen Feng Huai (, 1900–1993), also spelled Chen Feng Hwai, was a Chinese

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

known primarily for his contributions to the construction and administration of botanical gardens in China. Chen was born in 1900. He was the great grandson of

Chen Baozhen Chen Baozhen (; 1831–1900) was a Chinese statesman and reformer during the Qing dynasty. Chen was born in Tingzhou (Now Shanghang County). His family originated from Xiushui County in Jiujiang. He obtained the second highest degree in the impe ...

, governor of Hunan. He once studied at Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh in the 1930s. After he returned to China, he held a position at

Nanchang University Nanchang University (NCU; ) is a public research university located in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. NCU has also been recognized as a National Key University in the nation. Based on the new plan initiated by Chinese Ministry of Education in 2017, ...

. He contributed greatly to the construction of botanical gardens in China. He was the director and a founder of the following gardens: * Mountain Lu Botanical Garden * Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) Botanical Garden in Nanjing * Wuhan Botanical Garden *

South China Botanical Garden The South China National Botanical Garden () of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly Institute of Agriculture and Forestry) is a large botanical garden in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized ...

Chen died in 1993 and was buried at Lushan Botanical Garden in his beloved place, both of his career and of his family residence, along with two colleagues,

Hu Xiansu Hu Xiansu or Hu Hsien-Hsu (, 24 May 1894 – 16 July 1968), was a Chinese botanist and an influential traditional scholar of his time. He was a founder of plant taxonomy in China and a pioneer of modern botany research in the country. Education a ...

and Ren-Chang Ching.

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1900 births 1993 deaths Botanists active in China 20th-century Chinese botanists Biologists from Jiangsu Scientists from Nanjing {{China-botanist-stub