Chen Hang
Template:Short description Chen Hang (Traditional Chinese: 陳杭; Simplified Chinese: 陈杭) was born in 1931. She is a botanist and horticulturist.
Career
Chen was born in Guangde County, Anhui Province. In 1949, she studied in the Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University. In 1953, she graduated from the Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang Agricultural College (previous and current Zhejiang University.
Chen has worked in Beijing for a long time. Chen is a main founder of the modern Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC; 北京蔬菜研究中心), and she is the current Director of the center. Chen is the Vice-president and a researcher of the Beijing Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (Script error: No such module "Lang".). She is also a part-time professor at Zhejiang University.[1]
Recognition
Chen is a director of the Chinese Horticultural Society.
In 1990, Chen was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal (Gold), by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). She is the first Chinese to receive this honour.[2][3]
References
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- ↑ Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University: Notable alumni - Chen Hang Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 2007 Manual - List of winnersScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ 陈杭获英国皇家园艺会维希特金奖 Template:Webarchive
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