Chen Shixiang

Chen Shixiang (陈世骧; 1905–1988), also known as Sicien H. Chen, was a Chinese entomologist. A native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, he graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1928 before going to France for his doctoral work at the University of Paris. He returned to China in 1935. From 1954 to 1982 he was the director of the Entomological Society of China (中国昆虫学会). He also founded the journal Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, of which he was editor-in-chief from 1954 to 1969.^[1][2]

References

1. "著名昆虫学家——陈世骧院士" [Famous entomologist: Chen Shixiang, Fellow of the Academy]. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
2. "深切缅怀陈世骧先生,加快发展我国系统昆虫学——纪念陈世骧先生诞辰100周年" [In memory of the 100th anniversary of the birth of late professor Sicien Chen, a distinguished Chinese systemic entomologist]. Zoological Systematics 30 (4). 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2014.