Zhang Hongda, born in 19 14, 10, is a professor at the School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, director of the Tropical and Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Experimental Center, doctoral supervisor, member of the International Camellia Society and the American Camellia Society, honorary chairman of the Guangdong Botanical Society, former chairman of the Guangdong Ecological Society and editor-in-chief of Ecological Science. He used to be the deputy director of the Biology Department of the Ministry of Education, the editorial board of the textbook of the State Education Commission, the head of the plant group, and the executive director of botanical society of china. He presided over more than 0 major projects 10, such as National Natural Science Foundation, Guangdong Natural Science Foundation and Academy of Sciences Foundation. 1986- 1989 organized the "China-Dehai Tropical Rainforest Ecological Investigation" (the United Nations Man and Biosphere Program CERP) project. Basic research has been carried out in three main aspects: plant taxonomy, flora and plant community. He discovered 7 new genera and more than 300 new species of plants. Among them, The Origin and Development of Cathaysian Flora (1980) and Outline of Seed Plant System are one of the most important landmark achievements since the research on plant taxonomy and systematics was carried out in China in the 1950s. Won the second prize of scientific and technological progress of the State Education Commission. He has published 9 monographs, compiled 2 textbooks1and published more than 60 papers1. Train more than 30 doctors. Zhang Hongda has made outstanding contributions to the development of Guangdong's ecological society.
2065438+ 161On October 20th, Mr. Zhang Hongda, a famous botanist, ecologist and professor at the School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, died in Guangzhou at the age of 102.