Zhang Benren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zhang Benren

Date of Birth: 28-May-1929

Place of Birth: Huaiyuan County, Anhui, China

Date of Death: 01-Nov-2016

Profession: geochemist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Zhang Benren (Chinese: ???; 28 May 1929 – 1 November 2016) was a Chinese geochemist.
Born on 28 May 1929 in Huaiyuan County, Anhui, Zhang studied geology at Nanjing University, graduating in 1952.
He then earned a degree from the Beijing Institute of Geology in 1956 and later became a faculty member.
Zhang was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999 and received the State Natural Science Award.Zhang died at the age of 87 in 2016.