Zhou Jun (botanist)

Zhou Jun (Chinese: 周俊; pinyin: Zhōu Jùn; 5 February 1932 - 27 March 2020) was a Chinese scientist specializing in plant resources and phytochemistry. He was a member of the Communist Party of China and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Zhou Jun
Born(1932-02-05)February 5, 1932
Dongtai, Jiangsu, China
DiedMarch 27, 2020(2020-03-27) (aged 88)
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Alma materEast China University of Science and Technology
Spouse(s)Chen Siying
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsPlant resources
Phytochemistry
InstitutionsKunming Institute of Botany
Chinese name
Chinese周俊
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Biography

Zhou was born into a family of teachers, in Dongtai, Jiangsu, on February 5, 1932. He had five brothers. He elementary studied at the School affiliated to Danyang National Institute of Social Education and secondary studied at Nanjing National Pharmaceutical School. After graduation, he worked at East China Pharmaceutical College and then East China Health Bureau. He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1949. In September 1954, he was accepted to East China Institute of Chemical Technology (now East China University of Science and Technology), where he majored in pharmaceutical engineering. After graduating in September 1958, he was dispatched to Kunming Institute of Botany, where he was promoted to associate research fellow in 1978 and to research fellow in 1986. He was its director in January 1983, and held that office until January 1990. On March 27, 2020, he died of illness in Kunming, Yunnan, at the age of 88.[2][3]

Personal life

Zhou married Chen Siying (陈泗英), they had three children.[4]

Honours and awards

References
  1. Lu Shumin (卢书敏), ed. (30 March 2020). 周俊院士逝世享年89岁. china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. 【致敬】周俊院士，一路走好！. thepaper.com (in Chinese). 28 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. Zong Qing (宗青) (28 March 2020). 著名植物化学家周俊院士逝世. Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. Ge Lei (葛蕾) (10 February 2015). 云南省委组织部走访慰问周俊、孙汉董院士. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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