Ren Mei'e

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Ren Mei'e (Simplified Chinese:任美锷) (born September 1, 1913), was a famous Chinese expert on geophysical and coastal science. He was the modern founder of these subjects in China.

Ren was born in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province in 8th Sep 1913.

In 1934 Ren graduated from Central University (Nanjing University's former name), Nanjing.

In 1939 Ren received his doctorate from University of Glasgow, Scotland.

He was the professor of Nanjing University in Jiangsu Province.

During his late years, he was the honorary chairman of Chinese Geographical Society and the honorary chairman of China Society for Oceanography.

Ren was selected to be an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.