Jin Shanbao (1895.7.2-1997.6.26), a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, is a famous breeder, agricultural educator, agronomist and wheat expert, and the main founder of modern wheat science in China. 1 1955 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences. Participate in the establishment of Jiu San Society. Member of the Second Central Committee of Jiu San Society, Member of the Third and Fourth Central Committees, Member of the Fifth Central Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Sixth and Seventh Central Committees, Honorary Chairman of the Eighth and Ninth Central Committees. 2 Jin Shanbao 1920 graduated from Nanjing Normal University majoring in agriculture, and 1930 went to Cornell University Agricultural College and Minnesota Agricultural College to study plant physiology and genetics. After returning to China from 65438 to 0932, he successively served as an associate professor, professor and head of agricultural department in Zhejiang Laonong College, National Zhejiang University, National Central University and private Jiangnan University. After the founding of New China, he successively served as Dean of Agricultural College of Nanjing University (now Nanjing Agricultural University), Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Department of East China Military Commission, Vice Mayor of Nanjing, Dean of Nanjing Agricultural College, and Vice President and Dean of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Jin Shanbao is also a representative of the first to the sixth National People's Congress, an academician of the School of Communication of the All-Soviet Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and a winner of the medal of "Permanent Honorary Member of the American Agricultural Service Foundation". Jin Shanbao has trained several generations of agricultural education, scientific research and production management talents for China. Excellent wheat varieties such as "Nanda 24 19" and "Alido" bred in the early stage have a maximum annual planting area of more than 70 million mu, which has made great contributions to increasing wheat production in China. Later, Yunnan wheat, a common wheat subspecies endemic to China, was discovered and named. Monographs edited by China Wheat Cultivation, China Wheat Variety Records, China Wheat Varieties and Their Genealogy, and China Agricultural Encyclopedia Crop Volume reflect the development and achievements of crop science, especially wheat science, since the founding of the People's Republic of China.