Hu Xiansu
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Hu Xiansu or Hu Hsen-Hsu, courtesy name Buzeng, art name Chan'an, was a Chinese botanist and polymath. He was the founder of modern botany in China, and a pioneer of paleobotany in the country. His mo
Hu in 1940
Hu Xiansu and Hu Shih in 1925, Hu Shih titled this picture "the nemesis friends" due to the friendship between the pair despite disagreements over culture and politics.
"Three Founders tomb", burial site of Chen Fenghuai (left), Hu Xiansu (center) and Ren-Chang Ching (right) at the Lushan Botanical Garden
Ren-Chang Ching
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Ren-Chang Ching, courtesy name Zinong, was a Chinese botanist and pteridologist who made significant collections of plants from Mongolia to Yunnan.
Hu Xiansu
…partially attributed to his opposition to Lysenkoism. Death and legacy "Three Founders tomb", burial site of Chen Fenghuai (left), Hu Xiansu (center) and Ren-Chang Ching (right) at the Lushan Botanical Garden In May 1968, during the midst of the Cultural Revolution, Hu's workplace informed him that his salary had been…
Ren Chang Ching