Tso-hsin Cheng
Tso-hsin Cheng | |||||||||
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郑作新 | |||||||||
Bust of Tso-hsin Cheng in the Beijing Museum of Natural History | |||||||||
| Born | November 18, 1906 | ||||||||
| Died | June 27, 1998 (aged 91) | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Fujian Christian University University of Michigan | ||||||||
| Known for | Ornithology Wildlife conservation | ||||||||
| Spouse | Chen Jia-jang (m. 1942–1998) | ||||||||
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Ornithologist | ||||||||
| Institutions | Fujian Christian University Academia Sinica Beijing Normal University | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 郑作新 | ||||||||
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Tso-hsin Cheng (郑作新 also transcribed as Zheng Zuoxin) (18 November 1906 – 27 June 1998) was a Chinese ornithologist known for his seminal work on the birds of China and mentoring a generation of researchers. Educated in the United States, he chose to stay in China after the Second World War while many of his academic colleagues moved to Taiwan. He was severely punished during the Cultural Revolution despite being a member of the Communist Party.