Li Wenhua (ecologist)

Li was born in Guangrao County, Shandong, on 15 January 1932.^[2] After high school in 1949, he studied, then taught, at what is now Beijing Forestry University.^[2] In September 1957, he pursued advanced studies in the Soviet Union, studying botany under biologist Sukachev.^[2]

Li returned to China in 1961 and continued to teach at Beijing Forestry University.^[2] In 1973, he became a member of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Scientific Research Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and in 1992 attained his role as a researcher at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Resources.^[2] In 2002, he was recruited as dean of the School of Environment, Renmin University of China, and served until 2006.

On 23 December 2022, Li died in Beijing, at the age of 90.^[2]

• 1987 State Natural Science Award (First Class)
• 1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class)
• 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering^[3]
• 2018 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences