Background
Lin, Cheng-Shing was born on May 11, 1943 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Son of Yeh-Mao and Wu-Mei Lin.
Lin, Cheng-Shing was born on May 11, 1943 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Son of Yeh-Mao and Wu-Mei Lin.
Bachelor of Science, National Chung-Hsing University University, Taichung, Taiwan, 1967. Master of Science, North Dakota State University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hawaii, 1979.
Curator, Taiwan Museum, Taipei, 1980-1984; associate professor, Hung-Hsing U., Taichung, Taiwan, 1981-1991; associate professor, Tunghai (Taiwan) U., 1984-1990; professor, Tunghai (Taiwan) U., since 1991; curator, National Museum Natural Science, Taichung, since 1984. Director department zoology Taiwan Museum, 1980-1984. Director division collection and research National Museum Natural Science, 1986-1989, 94-96.
Member education committee Young Men’s Christian Association, Taichung, 1984-1986. Vice chairman entomology committee Chinese Animal Protection Society, Taipei, 1984. Elder Lishing Presbyterian Church, Taichung, 1995-1997.
Second lieutenant Chinese Air Forces, 1967-1968. Member Lepidopterist's Society (vice president 1994), Entomological Society Japan, Japan Heterocerists' Society, Chinese Entomological Society (secretary general 1999-2000).
Married Mei-Huei Kung, June 4, 1973. Children: Shih-Fan, Ya-Fan.