Zhang Xinshi
Appearance
Zhang Xinshi (Chinese: 张新时; June 30, 1934 – September 24, 2020) was a Chinese plant ecologist.[1] He was the founder of China's vegetation ecology and international information ecology. He created China's first laboratory of quantitative vegetation ecology.[1]
He was a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] In 1991, he became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhang was born in Kaifeng, Henan.
Zhang died on September 24, 2020 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 86.[2]