Zhu Xi (biologist)

Zhu Xi
朱洗
Born
Zhu Yongchang

1900
DiedJuly 24, 1962(1962-07-24) (aged 61)
Alma materMontpellier University
Known forExperimental biology
Cell biology
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsMontpellier University
Sun Yat-sen University
Beiping Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Xǐ
Wade–GilesChu1 Hsi3
Birth name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Yǒngchāng
Courtesy name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYù Wén

Zhu Xi (Chinese: 朱洗; pinyin: Zhū Xǐ; 1900 – (1962-07-24)July 24, 1962), born Zhu Yongchang, courtesy name Yu Wen, was a Chinese biologist, anarchist and a pioneer of cell biology and experimental embryology in the People's Republic of China. He was a public opponent of the Eliminate Sparrows campaign in the 1950s, for which his grave was desecrated during the Cultural Revolution.