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Liu Dongsheng (Chinese: 刘东生; 1917–2008), or Tung-sheng Liu, was a Chinese geologist. He was a well known researcher in the fields of paleontology, Quaternary geology and environmental geology.[1]
Liu Dongsheng | |||||||||
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刘东生 | |||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1917 | ||||||||
| Died | 6 March 2008 (aged 90) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University National Central University | ||||||||
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2003) | ||||||||
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| Fields | Geology | ||||||||
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘东生 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉東生 | ||||||||
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He graduated from department of geology of National Southwestern Associated University in 1942 and studied at department biology of National Central University (Nanjing University) from 1946 to 1949.
He was a professor at the department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing. He was a research fellow at Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, and then Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Liu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1980, and a member of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 1991. In 2002, he was the recipient of Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. In 2003, Liu received the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, the highest scientific prize awarded in China.
References
edit- ^ "刘东生". 中华人民共和国科学技术部 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 8, 2021.