Wu Mingzhu

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Wu Mingzhu
吴明珠
Born (1930-01-03) January 3, 1930 (age 92)
Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Alma materSouthwest University
Spouse(s)Yang Qiyou
Children1
Scientific career
FieldsAgronomy
InstitutionsInstitute of Horticultural Crops,
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese吴明珠
Traditional Chinese吳明珠

Wu Mingzhu (born 3 January 1930) is a Chinese agronomist who is a researcher at the Institute of Horticultural Crops, . She is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. She is a member of the  [zh]. She was a delegate to the 13th, and 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography[]

Wu was born in Caidian District of Wuhan, Hubei, on January 3, 1930.[1] In September 1949, she was admitted to Southwest Agricultural College (now Southwest University), where she studied alongside Yuan Longping and  [zh].[2] She joined the Communist Party of China in May 1953. After graduating in August 1953, she was dispatched to the Southwest Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry in Chongqing as a technician. After a short period of working at the Southwest Office of Rural Work Department of CPC Central Committee in Beijing, she was transferred to the Rural Work Department of CPC Ürümqi Committee in December 1955. She successively worked as deputy director and director of Shanshan County Agricultural Technology Station between 1956 and 1961, and deputy director and director of Turpan Agricultural Technology Station between 1962 and 1975, respectively. She was deputy director and than director of Turpan Science and Technology Committee from July 1975 to November 1978. Since 1978, she worked as an official at the CPC Turpan Committee. In January 1985, she resigned from the government and joined the Institute of Horticultural Crops, as a researcher.[3]

Personal life[]

Wu married agronomist Yang Qiyou (杨其祐) in Shanshan County in the Spring Festival of 1958.[4] He died of gastric cancer in 1985.[4] They have a son named Yang Xia (杨夏).[1]

Honours and awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Li Yuying (李玉莹) (30 May 2021). 91岁“瓜奶奶”吴明珠：中国人能自由吃瓜离不开她. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ 吴明珠和袁隆平是同学. qq.com (in Chinese). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ 7亿人次围观！武汉91岁院士奶奶上热搜，儿子这句话直戳心窝. qq.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b 袁隆平的同学：这位91岁院士把一切献给了“吃瓜群众”. qq.com (in Chinese). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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