Fang Zhiyuan
方智远
Born(1939-09-03)3 September 1939
Hengyang, Hunan, China
Died20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 83)
Beijing, China
Alma materWuhan University
Scientific career
FieldsGenetic breeding
InstitutionsInstitute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese方智远
Traditional Chinese方智遠

Fang Zhiyuan (Chinese: 方智远; 3 September 1939 – 20 January 2023) was a Chinese engineer in the field of genetic breeding, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Fang was a member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Fang was born in Hengyang, Hunan, on 3 September 1939.[1] He attended Hengyang No. 1 High School [zh].[1] In 1960, he was admitted to Wuhan University, where he graduated in 1964.[1]

After university, Fang was despatched to the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where he moved up the ranks to become director in 1995.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1980.[1]

On 20 January 2023, he died in Beijing, at the age of 83.[2]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 方智远简介. news.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ 方智远院士逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ 方智远. cae.cn (in Chinese). 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
Non-profit organization positions Preceded byZhu Dewei (朱德蔚) President of the Chinese Society for Horticultural Science 2005–2013 Succeeded byDu Yongchen (杜永臣)
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