Shu Chun Teng (, 12 December 1902 – 1 May 1970), also abbreviated as S. C. Teng, was a Chinese

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

Early life

Born in

Min County Min County or Minxian is administratively under the control of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi, in the south of Gansu province, China. In ancient times, it was known as Lintao County due to its location along the Tao River. It was founded as ...

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

, Teng graduated from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

in 1923. He went on to continue his studies in

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, returning to

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with a master's degree he had obtained at

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in 1928.

Occupation and work

In 1945 he went to

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and set up the Forest Exological Research Centre. Since 1949, he served as assistant director and vice president of

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, and then in 1955 he served in the same previously stated post in Northeast Agricultural College. He was a researcher and deputy director of the Institute of Microbiology of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1955, member of the Department of Biology in the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teng, Shu Chun Chinese mycologists Cornell University alumni Educators from Fujian People from Fuzhou Scientists from Fujian Tsinghua University alumni 1902 births 1970 deaths