Hou, Xianguang 1949- (Hou Xian-Guang)
Hou, Xianguang 1949- (Hou Xian-Guang)
PERSONAL:
Born March 26, 1949, in Jiangsu Province, China; son of Kun (a teacher) and Rui Fen Hou; married Qing Liu (a teacher); children: Min.
Education: Nanjing University, graduated, 1977; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, master's degree, 1981; University of Uppsala, Ph.D., 1997.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Kunming, Yunnan, China. Office—Yunnan Key Laboratory of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 660091, Yunnan, China. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, worked as geology teacher; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Nanjing, staff member; Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China, professor of paleobiology. Discoverer of ancient Chengjiang biota fossils, 1984.
MEMBER:
International Paleontological Association (vice president).
AWARDS, HONORS:
First prize, National Natural Science Awards, Chinese State Council, 2003; Paleontological Science Prize of China, 2004.
WRITINGS:
(Coauthor) The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China, Blackwell Publishing (Malden, MA), 2004.
Contributor to scientific journals.