Xu Jie (geologist)
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Xu Jie | |
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| Chinese: 许杰 | |
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| Born | January 1901 (1901-01) Guangde, Anhui, China |
| Died | July 11, 1989(1989-07-11) (aged 88) Beijing, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party; China Democratic League |
| Occupation | Geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher |
Xu Jie (Chinese: 许杰; January 29, 1901 – July 11, 1989) was a Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and stratigrapher, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Born in Guangde, Anhui, with ancestral roots in Luoshan, Henan, he served as vice minister of the Ministry of Geology and president of the Geological Scientific Research Institute under the ministry. He was a prominent specialist in Paleozoic graptolites and made significant contributions to stratigraphy and paleontology in China.[1]
Xu Jie was born on January 29, 1901, in Guangde, Anhui. He graduated from the Department of Geology at Peking University in 1925 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926.[2] From 1929 to 1949, he worked at the Institute of Geology of the Academia Sinica, where he rose from assistant research fellow to research fellow.[3] During the 1930s, he conducted extensive geological surveys across the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including in Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hubei, collecting numerous graptolite fossils from the Ordovician and Silurian systems and establishing multiple graptolite zones that contributed to the stratigraphic framework of southern China.[4]
During this period, Xu carried out systematic research on graptolite taxonomy and evolution, identifying new genera and species and clarifying correlations between Chinese and international fossil assemblages. His studies demonstrated close relationships between South China graptolite faunas and those of Australia.[5] He also conducted research on other fossil groups, including gastropods and trilobites, and investigated Quaternary glacial remains in the Lushan area and around Poyang Lake. In 1937, he undertook a comprehensive geological survey of the Three Gorges region, collecting extensive fossil and mineral specimens and establishing early Ordovician trilobite zones.[6]
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xu served as president of Anhui University from 1949 to 1954 and as vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial People's Government from 1952 to 1954. In 1954, he was appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Geology, a position he held until 1970.[7] In 1955, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[8] From 1959, he concurrently served as president of the Geological Scientific Research Institute under the Ministry of Geology, where he played a key role in promoting geological research in China.[9]
Xu continued his scientific work in the study of graptolites and stratigraphy throughout his career. He conducted further research on Ordovician strata in regions such as Qinghai and Xinjiang, and collaborated with other scholars on the classification and evolutionary systems of graptolites. His work contributed significantly to the understanding of Paleozoic stratigraphy in China.[10]
Xu Jie died on July 11, 1989, in Beijing, at the age of 88.[11]
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- ↑ 安徽近現代史辞典 (in Chinese). Chinese Literature and History Press. 1990. p. 347. ISBN 978-7-5034-0114-5. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ 中国抗日战争大辞典 (in Chinese). 北京燕山出版社. 1997. p. 1511. ISBN 978-7-5402-0937-7. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
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