Li Jijun

Li Jijun (Chinese: 李吉均; pinyin: Lǐ Jíjūn, October 9, 1933 – July 21, 2020) was a Chinese geographer and geomorphologist.

Li Jijun
Born	(1933-10-09)9 October 1933 Pengzhou, Sichuan, China
Died	21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 86) Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Alma mater	Nanjing University
Scientific career
Fields	geography geomorphology
Institutions	Lanzhou University
Doctoral students	Chen Fahu Yao Tandong
Chinese name
Chinese	李吉均
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Jíjūn

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Biography

Born in Pengzhou, Sichuan, Li graduated from the Geography Department of Nanjing University in 1956. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (academician). He was a professor of Geography Department of Lanzhou University and a Dean of the Geography Department of Lanzhou University.^[1] Three of his students, Chen Fahu, Qin Dahe and Yao Tandong, were also elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[2]

Honours and awards

• 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

References

1. 哀悼！“大先生”李吉均院士逝世. Sina (in Chinese). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
2. Fu Yao (付垚) (21 July 2020). 中科院院士李吉均逝世 曾创“一师门四院士”佳话. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 July 2020.