Tso-Hsin Cheng: The founder of modern ornithology and zoogeography in China

摘要

Tso-Hsin Cheng (Zuoxin Zheng, 郑作新) (Fig. 1) was born inFuzhou, Fujian Province on November 18, 1906. He earnedhis Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1930, at the ageof 23. After graduation, he returned to his homeland, wherehe devoted all his life to ornithology and zoogeography, andbecame a world-wide renowned scientist.