1904 65438+ 10/9 was born in Wazizhuang, Daxinzhuang Township, Xugezhuang Town, Fengnan County, Hebei Province.

192 1, Pei Wenzhong was admitted to Peking University Preparatory College, 1923, and transferred to the Department of Geology.

1927 graduated from the Department of Geology of Peking University. In the same year, he went to work in Beijing Geological Survey.

1928 participated in the excavation of Zhoukoudian site in Beijing.

1929 became the person in charge of the excavation site. 1929 65438+On February 2nd, the first skull of Peking Man was unearthed in Zhoukoudian.

From 193 1, the existence of stone tools and fire ashes is confirmed, which provides an important archaeological basis for Zhoukoudian ancient human site. He presided over the excavation of Neanderthal sites and obtained a large number of precious Neanderthal fossils and their cultural relics. From 65438 to 0935, he went to France to study and studied prehistoric archaeology under Professor Bourdieu.

From 65438 to 0935, Pei Wenzhong went to Paris University to study prehistoric archaeology. 1937 received a doctorate in natural science from the University of Paris and became a member of the French Geological Society. After returning to China, he continued to study ancient human culture and Quaternary biostratigraphy in the Cenozoic laboratory of the Geological Survey of the Ministry of Industry, and served as the technician and technical director of the institute. He also teaches prehistoric archaeology in Peking University, yenching university and Beijing Normal University.

During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese invaders arrested, tried and imprisoned him, and inquired about the whereabouts of Chinese ape-man skull fossils, but he always maintained a noble national integrity.

1949, he actively carried out paleolithic archaeology research and made great contributions to the development of this discipline.

1950- 1953, director of the museum department of the social and cultural affairs administration of the Ministry of culture.

65438-0954, researcher, vertebrate paleontology Research Office, China Academy of Sciences.

1955 was elected as the first member of the Department of Biogeology, China Academy of Sciences.

1957 was awarded honorary membership of the Royal Anthropological Society.

1963 Director of vertebrate paleontology Research Office, Institute of Paleoanthropology, China Academy of Sciences.

1979 curator beijing museum of natural history. In the same year, he was elected honorary executive director of the prehistory and primitive historiography association under UNESCO.

1982 was elected honorary member of the International Quaternary Federation. 1982 September 18 died in Beijing.

He is good at paleolithic archaeology, Quaternary geology and Quaternary mammals. Language: Proficient in English and French.