Hou Renzhi
Hou Renzhi 侯仁之 | |
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Hou Renzhi in 1946 | |
| Born | December 6, 1911 |
| Died | October 22, 2013 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Historical geography |
| Institutions | Yenching University Peking University |
Hou Renzhi (Chinese: 侯仁之; December 6, 1911 – October 22, 2013) was a Chinese geographer and a pioneer of modern historical geography in China. He made outstanding contributions to the development of historical geography both in theory and in practice.