Zhang Benren (; 28 May 1929 – 1 November 2016) was a Chinese geochemist. Born on 28 May 1929 in

Huaiyuan County Huaiyuan County (Postal: Hweiyuen; ) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bengbu Bengbu () is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 20 ...

, Anhui, Zhang studied geology at

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xian ...

, graduating in 1952. He then earned a degree from the

Beijing Institute of Geology The China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (; abbreviated CUGB or 北京地大) is a key national university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Haidian District in B ...

in 1956 and later became a faculty member. Zhang 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 1999 and received the State Natural Science Award. Zhang died at the age of 87 in 2016.

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