Ye Duzheng | |||||||||
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叶笃正 | |||||||||
Born | Tianjin, Republic of China | 21 February 1916||||||||
Died | 16 October 2013 Beijing, People's Republic of China | (aged 97)||||||||
Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University Zhejiang University University of Chicago | ||||||||
Spouse | Feng Huideng | ||||||||
Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2005) | ||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||
Fields | Meteorology | ||||||||
Institutions | Institute of Atmospheric Physics | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶笃正 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葉篤正 | ||||||||
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Ye Duzheng (Chinese: 叶笃正; 21 February 1916 – 16 October 2013) was a Chinese meteorologist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Born in Anqing, Anhui province in 1916, Ye is considered the founder of Chinese atmospheric physics, and was awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2005 by Chinese President Hu Jintao, which is the nation's highest scientific prize.[2]