Meng Zhaozhen (Chinese: 孟兆祯; 13 September 1932 – 15 July 2022) was a Chinese landscape architect who was a professor at Beijing Forestry University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]
Meng Zhaozhen | |||||||
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孟兆祯 | |||||||
| Born | 13 September 1932 | ||||||
| Died | 15 July 2022 (aged 89) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | China Agricultural University | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Landscape design | ||||||
| Institutions | Beijing Forestry University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孟兆祯 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孟兆禎 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Meng was born in Wuhan, Hubei, on 13 September 1932.[2] After graduating from Nankai High School in 1952, he was admitted to Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), where he majored in landscape architecture.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1956. After graduation, he stayed and taught at the university.[2] After university department adjustment, he moved to Beijing Forestry University, where he successively served as an assistant, lecturer, associate professor, and professor.[2]
On 15 July 2022, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 89.[2]
Contributions edit
His works include Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Sugen Garden of Beijing Botanical Garden and the rockery of Olympic Forest Park.[3]
Publications edit
- 园衍 [Garden] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. 2012. ISBN 9787112147021.
Honours and awards edit
- 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
References edit
- ^ Shen Jialing (沈佳灵) (16 July 2022). 送别！风景园林学家孟兆祯院士逝世. xinmin.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (16 July 2022). 中国工程院资深院士、著名风景园林学家孟兆祯逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Zhang Jianlin (张建林) (16 July 2022). 中国工程院资深院士、著名风景园林学家孟兆祯逝世. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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