Bei Shizhang

In Shizhang (Chinese贝 时 璋/贝 时 璋, Pinyin at Shizhang, W.-G. Pei Shih -chang, born October 10, 1903 in Zhenhai, Zhejiang Province, Chinese Empire, † October 29, 2009 in Beijing, People's Republic of China ) was a Chinese biologist, biophysicist and educator. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In Shizhang his doctorate in 1928 at the University of Tübingen.

The scientist is considered the " father of Chinese Biophysics ". He was a pioneer of Chinese cell biology and embryology, and the founder of China's biophysics. In addition, he was the founder, the first chief director and honorary director of the Institute of Biophysics.

On the occasion of his 100th birthday, the asteroid was named 31065 Beishizhang after him. At the time of his death was the case of the oldest member of Academia Sinica and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.