Yu Songlie
| Yu Songlie 余松烈 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 March 1921 Cixi, Zhejiang, China |
| Died |
20 April 2016 (aged 95) Tai'an, Shandong, China |
| Citizenship | China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Fields | agricultural science |
| Alma mater | Fukien Christian University |
Yu Songlie (Chinese: 余松烈; pinyin: Yú Sōngliè; 13 March 1921 – 20 April 2016) was a Chinese agricultural scientist, educator and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He is known as one of the founders of wheat cultivation science in China.[1]
Biography
Yu was born in Cixi County, Zhejiang. He obtained a bachelor's degree of agronomy from Fukien Christian University in 1942. He became a teaching assistant in Fukien Provincial Agriculture College, Fukien Christian University and Shanghai Nantong College after his graduation. He was enrolled in Shandong Agriculture College in 1949 when the Chinese Communist Party took control of mainland China.[2] On 4 December 1997, Yu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering for his achievements in wheat cultivation science.[3]
Yu died on 20 April 2016 at the age of 95 in Tai'an.[4]
References
- ↑ "余松烈简介" (in Chinese). Netease. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "心系田野——中国著名小麦专家余松烈院士" (in Chinese). Fujian Normal University. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ 刘观浦，杨宇 (1998). "首席小麦专家余松烈教授". 走向世界 (4): 44–45.
- ↑ "我国著名小麦栽培学家余松烈院士逝世" (in Chinese). Netease. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.