Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/23/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Hou Renzhi 侯仁之
Senior Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Birthplace: Hebei Province, Zaoqiang County
Biography
Hou Renzhi, male, Han nationality, was born in Zaoqiang, Hebei Province but is a native of Enxian, Shandong Province. Hou graduated from Yanjing University in 1936 and received a Ph.D. from Liverpool University in 1949. He was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.
Hou is an expert on geochronic geography and developed new approaches to historical geography, especially the origin and development of water resources and the municipal plan for Beijing. His major monographs include, "The Principles and Practice of Historical Geography."
