Wang Lianzheng
Wang Lianzheng (
Early life
Wang was born on 15 October 1930 in
Career
During the Cultural Revolution, Wang was persecuted and forced to perform hard labour.[2][3] He was rehabilitated and returned to work in February 1970 and served as Director of the Soybean Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and later Vice President and then President of the academy.[2][4]
In February 1980, Wang was appointed Vice Governor of Heilongjiang Province, while concurrently serving as President of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. From December 1987 to November 1994, he served as the fourth President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[2][3] From December 1988 to April 1991, he concurrently served as China's Vice Minister of Agriculture.[3][4] He was elected a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress.[4]
Wang was an expert in soybean breeding and genetics. He developed more than 34 soybean cultivars, which have been planted to 150 million
Death
Wang died on 12 December 2018 in Beijing, at the age of 88.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Prof. Wang Lianzheng". Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "中国农业科学院原院长王连铮同志逝世". Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "第四任院长：王连铮". Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "王连铮同志逝世". China News. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Further reading
- Professor Wang Lianzheng's Soybean Breeding Achievements: from Northeast to North of China Soybean Science, June 2010
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