Coching Chu 竺可楨 | |
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 Coching Chu | |
| Born | March 7, 1890 |
| Died | February 7, 1974 (aged 83) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Fudan University University of Illinois (BSc) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology Geology |
| Institutions | National Southeast University National Chekiang University Academia Sinica Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Thesis | A New Classification of Typhoons of the Far East (1924) |
Coching Chu (simplified Chinese: 竺可桢; traditional Chinese: 竺可楨; pinyin: Zhú Kězhēn; Wade–Giles: Chu K'o-chen; March 7, 1890 – February 7, 1974), also romanized as Zhu Kezhen, was a Chinese geologist and meteorologist.