中国近代植物分类学的奠基人——著名教育家钟观光先生传略

The systematic botany founder in Chinese modern times——the brief biography of the famous educationalist Mr Cuangang Zhong

钟观光是我国近代植物学的开拓者,是教育界的老前辈。他前半生致力于普及科学,倡导国民教育,任教于各高校,培养科学人才。由于蔡元培的关系,参加中国教育会等,与革命事业紧密相连。后半生主要投身于近代植物学的研究。为采集植物标本,足迹遍及全国各角落,为近代植物分类学奠定基础。他发现了"钟木"、"观光木"、"普陀鹅耳枥"等珍惜物种。晚年致力于古籍中植物名称的考订。

Cuangang Zhong is the pioneer of modern botany in our country,and he is the educational circls＇ senior.He de- voted to the scientific popularization ,initiated the compulsory education,taught in various universities and trained the scien- tific talented persons in first half of his life.Because of Cai Yuanpei,he joined in the Chinese Education Meeting,conectted with the revolutionary business closely.He devoted the latter half of his life to the research of modern botany .In order to gather the plant specimen,his trail spread the whole nation,and he laid the foundation of the systematic botany in Chinese modern times. He had discovered precious species such as “Tsoongia axillariflora Merrill”, “Tsoonglodendron odornm Chun”and so on. He devoted to the examination of the plant＇ s names in the Ancient book during his old age.