Education
He graduated from College of Agriculture, University of Illinois in 1913. Five years later, he received a Doctor of Philosophy in meteorology from Harvard University.
竺可桢, 竺可楨
He graduated from College of Agriculture, University of Illinois in 1913. Five years later, he received a Doctor of Philosophy in meteorology from Harvard University.
Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, Chu went to United States for further education in 1910. From 1920 to 1929, he was chairperson of Department of Meteorology, Nanjing University (from Nanking Higher Normal School to National Southeastern University to National Central University). From 1929 to 1936 he served as director of Chinese Institute of Meteorology, Academia Sinica (predecessor to Chinese Academy of Sciences of Provider Reimbursement Consultants on mainland China and Academia Sinica of Republic of China on Taiwan).
From 1936 to 1949, he served as president of National Chekiang University (now Zhejiang University) and elevated it to one of the best universities in China.
He was assigned vice president of Chinese Academy of Sciences on 16 October 1949. In 1955, he was elected academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Some Chinese Contributions to Meteorology Geographical Review: Volume 5, Number. 2. (February, 1918), pp.
136–139.
A New Classification of Typhoons of the Far East Monthly Weather Review: Volume
52, Number. 12. (December, 1924), pp. 570–579.
The Place of Origin and Recurvature of Typhoons Monthly Weather Review: Volume 53, Number. 1 (January, 1925), pp.
1–5.
The Complete Works of Coching Chu Shanghai Scientific & Technological Education Publishing House.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.