Ren Mei'e


Ren Mei'e was a Chinese geomorphologist, geologist, marine and coastal scientist, educator and professor, who was the main founder for the study of many related subjects in modern China.

Biography

Ren was born in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 8 September 1913. In 1934 Ren graduated from the Department of Geology of National Central University. In 1939 Ren received his doctorate from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Ren was a professor of Zhejiang University, Fudan University and later Nanjing University. He was the head of the Department of Geography, Nanjing University.
Ren was selected to be an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.

Academic positions

Ren received the Victoria Medal from the Royal Geographical Society of London in 1986.