E Dongchen
Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer (1939–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
E Dongchen (Chinese: 鄂栋臣; 15 July 1939 – 21 February 2019) was a Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer, acclaimed as the "father of polar surveying and mapping" in China.[1] He participated in 11 polar expeditions, including the first Chinese expeditions to Antarctica and the North Pole. He was a professor and doctoral advisor at Wuhan University, and was a recipient of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences.
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鄂栋臣 | |||||||||
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Born | (1939-07-15)15 July 1939 | ||||||||
Died | 21 February 2019(2019-02-21) (aged 79) | ||||||||
Alma mater | Wuhan Institute of Surveying and Mapping | ||||||||
Known for | Founder of polar surveying and mapping in China | ||||||||
Awards | Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences | ||||||||
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Fields | Geodetic survey | ||||||||
Institutions | Wuhan University | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 鄂棟臣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 鄂栋臣 | ||||||||
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