Zhu Kezhen (1890～1974), a famous scientist and educator in my country. He has made outstanding achievements in meteorology, phenology, geography, and natural sciences. Throughout his life, he focused on collecting climate change data in China and the world, conducted systematic analysis and research on climate change over the past 5,000 years, and wrote the paper "Preliminary Research on Climate Change in my country over the Five Thousand Years", which attracted the attention of the international academic community. His representative work "Phenology" is not only a monograph on the study of phenology, but also a popular science book.
Zhu Kezhen was born in Dongguan Town, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. His nickname is Axiong. The private school teacher in the town named him Kezhen, which means he should be a solid pillar and the pillar of the country.
When little Kezhen was one and a half years old, his father taught him how to read. One day, his father went out and said to Zhu Kezhen before leaving: "Kezhen, I won't teach you how to read today. I'll give you a day off." Little Kezhen, who was nursing in his mother's arms, insisted on his father teaching him how to read a few words. Go again. When Zhu Kezhen was 3 years old, he already knew a lot of Chinese characters and could recite many Tang poems.
Zhu Kezhen entered school at the age of 5. I study hard and get excellent grades in all subjects. His elder brother was a scholar in the village and often guided Zhu Kezhen in writing and writing. Once, his brother taught him how to make sentences, and he didn't go back to his room to sleep until dawn and the rooster crowed. There are not many children who are so willing to learn. Xiao Zhu Kezhen was thin and short, and some classmates ridiculed him: "What a shabby little man, he will definitely not live to be 20 years old..." These words hurt Zhu Kezhen, and he vowed to exercise. I made an exercise plan overnight. Every morning when the rooster crows I get up to run and do exercises. He persisted for a while and his physical fitness improved significantly. His classmates no longer call him "Little Man".
After graduating from elementary school, Zhu Kezhen entered Shanghai Chengzhong School. In 1909, he was admitted to Tangshan Road and Mine School. The teachers in this school are all British. From textbooks to classes, everything is in English, and Chinese is not allowed. The British teacher called the students, not by name, but by number. He did not treat us Chinese as human beings at all. Zhu Kezhen was extremely angry. He deeply felt that if China was not rich and strong, it would be bullied by others, so he studied hard, worked harder, and vowed to fight for the Chinese people.
In 1910, Zhu Kezhen went to the United States to study and studied agriculture at the College of Agriculture of Illinois State University. Later, he discovered that agriculture is closely related to meteorology. In the autumn of 1913, after graduating from the Agricultural College, he was admitted to the Earth Science Department of Harvard University Graduate School to study meteorology. In 1918, Zhu Kezhen received his doctorate from Harvard University. After returning to China, he worked at Southeast University in Nanjing. After liberation, he served as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.