Zhu Zuxiang (; a.k.a. Chu T.S. by
Wade-Giles; 5 October 1916 – 18 November 1996) was a Chinese soil scientist and politician. He is considered as the founder of modern soil chemistry in China.
Life
Zhu was born in
Cixi City
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(current
Yuyao
Yuyao () is a county-level city in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo.
It is located west of central Ningbo, east of Hangzhou, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the north. Yuyao ...
),
Zhejiang
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on 5 October 1916. In 1934, Zhu graduated from Ningbo Xiaoshi Middle School. In 1938, Zhu graduated from the School of Agricultural Sciences of
Zhejiang University. In 1946, Zhu earned MSc from
Michigan State University (MSU), United States. In 1948, Zhu obtained
PhD from MSU.
1948, Zhu went back to China and joined the faculty of Zhejiang University. Zhe was a professo] and later the Dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences of Zhejiang University.
1952-1953, due to the Adjustment for University Colleges and Departments (
:zh:中国高校院系调整, 中国高校院系调整), Zhejiang University was dissociated, and its School of Agricultural Sciences became the independent ''Zhejiang Agricultural College (ZJAC)''. Later, the Zhejiang Agricultural College was promoted to ''Zhejiang Agricultural University (ZJAU)'' (in 1998, ZJAU was re-merged into Zhejiang University). Zhu was transferred to be a professor at ZJAC in 1952. Zhu was the head of the Department of Soil and Agricultural Chemistry at ZJAC and later ZJAU. Zhu was pointed to be the
Vice-president and later the
President of Zhejiang Agricultural University (ZJAU).
Zhu systemically studied the soil chemistry and physics in China. Zhu was also a pioneer of studying
soil pollution and maintenance in China. Zhu was elected an academician of 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 Republi ...
in 1980.
Zhu died in
Shaoxing
Shaoxing (; ) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as (''Yuè'') from the area's former inhabitant ...
, Zhejiang on 18 November 1996, during an inspection of local agricultural development.
Positions
Academic:
* The 1st President of China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI) (the most prestigious rice research institute in China)
* The 1st President of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (CIWRHR) (also the most prestigious research institute in related domains in China)
* President, Zhejiang Provincial Association of Science and Technology
* President, Zhejiang Agricultural University
Political:
* The Head of
Jiusan Society Zhejiang Branch
Monography
Zhu published more than 90 papers and books both in English and Chinese,
朱祖祥院士主要论著
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*''Agrology'' (monography in Chinese)
*''Soil Chemistry'' (monography in Chinese)
References
External links
China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (CIWRHR)
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1916 births
1996 deaths
Chinese soil scientists
Michigan State University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Members of the Jiusan Society
People from Cixi
Politicians from Ningbo
Scientists from Ningbo
Zhejiang University alumni
Academic staff of Zhejiang University