/kloc-0 entered Tibet in 1956, and went through hardships to collect rare plant seeds in alpine valleys above 4000m above sea level. During the 20-year collection process, he collected nearly 10,000 seeds, including seeds of many rare and endangered plants, such as highland barley and cordyceps sinensis.
In order to protect these precious plant seeds, Li Wenhua personally designed and built a "plant seed bank" to preserve these seeds for future research and utilization. Located in the suburb of Kunming, Yunnan Province, this seed bank is one of the largest plant seed banks in China at present.
Li Wenhua's contribution is not only to preserve these precious plant seeds, but more importantly, his spirit and actions inspire more people to pay attention to and protect biodiversity in the natural environment. His deeds are also widely celebrated and become a banner of the scientific community in China.
The Life of Academician Li Wenhua
193265438+1October 15. Li Wenhua was born in lique town, guangrao county, Dongying city, Shandong province.
65438-0949 was admitted to Peking University Agricultural College (predecessor of Beijing Forestry University) majoring in forestry.
1953, graduated from Beijing Forestry College (predecessor of Beijing Forestry University) and stayed on as a teacher.
From September 65438 to September 0957, he went to the Forestry Research Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences to study with the biologist and forest ecologist Academician Sukachev, and systematically studied the basic knowledge of geobotany.
196 1 year-1973, director of forestry teaching and research section of Beijing Forestry College.
1973-1978, as the head of forestry section of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau expedition team of China Academy of Sciences.
1978-1983, former director and vice-captain of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Scientific Research Team and Biological Resources Office of China Academy of Sciences.
1980 65438+ 10-198 1 2 studied at the World Forestry Institute of the University of Hamburg, Germany.
1983-1989, as the executive deputy director of the Comprehensive Investigation Committee of China Academy of Sciences.
1987 65438+ 10-1988 In February, he studied the knowledge of international scientific development prediction in the 12th chapter of the European Union (DG 12) in Brussels, Belgium.
1992, researcher, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1997, elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering.
1998 was elected as an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences.
From 2002 to 2006, he served as Dean of Environment College of China Renmin University.
20 18 was elected as an academician of the academy of sciences of developing countries.
On February 23rd, 2022, 65438 died in Beijing at the age of 90.