Wang Wencai
王文采
Born(1926-06-05)5 June 1926
Jinan, Shandong, China
Died16 November 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 96)
Beijing, China
Alma materBeijing Normal University
SpouseCheng Jiazhen (程嘉珍)
Scientific career
FieldsPlant taxonomy
InstitutionsInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wang Wencai (Chinese: 王文采; pinyin: Wáng Wéncǎi; Wade–Giles: Wang Wen-Tsai; 5 June 1926 – 16 November 2022) was a Chinese plant taxonomist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the China Democratic League.[1]

Biography

Wang was born in Jinan, Shandong, on 5 June 1926, while his ancestral home is in Ye County (now Laizhou).[2] His father Wang Lanyu (王蓝玉) was a merchant and his mother Zhao Yanwen (赵燕文) was a native of Peiping. He had an elder half brother and two elder half sisters. In 1937, Wang moved to Peiping with his mother, where he attended Beiping No. 4 High School. In 1945, he enrolled at the National Peiping Normal University (now Beijing Normal University), where he majored in the Department of Biology.[2] After graduating in 1949, he stayed and taught at the university.[2]

Wang was assigned as an assistant to the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences in March 1950, becoming assistant research fellow in 1953, associate research fellow in 1978, and research fellow in 1982.[1]

On 16 November 2022, Wang died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 96.[1]

Contributions

Wang was engaged in the taxonomic research of Ranunculaceae, Urticaceae, Boraginaceae, Cichoriaceae and other families, and had found 20 new genera and about 550 new species; According to the evolutionary trends revealed by him, the taxonomic systems of Delphinium, Thalictrum, Adonis, Clematis, Stephania, Boehmeria, Epinephelus and Cichorium were revised and a taxonomic system was established for the three genera: Sarcandra, Microporus, and Epinephelus.[2][1]

The standard author abbreviation W.T.Wang is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chai Minyi (柴敏懿) (16 November 2022). 著名植物分类学家、中国科学院院士王文采逝世，享年96岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lu Qi (陆琦) (2 April 2012). 王文采：摸清祖国植物家底. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  W.T.Wang.
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