M.S., Entomology, 1936
Li Feng-Swen, who was born in 1902 in Hunan, graduated from Nanjing University in 1930 and received a master of science in entomology from the University of Minnesota in 1936.
After Li returned to China, he served as a professor and dean at several institutions including Zhejiang University, Wuhan University, and Hunan University.
In 1940, he published his book “China Applied Entomology,” which was the first publication of comprehensive and systematic research in entomology in China. In 1951, the second edition of this book was published. Li published another book in 1944 titled “Parasitology in Rural China,” which has been a valuable source on the topic of economic development in rural China.
Li served on the board of the Entomological Society of China, as a committee member of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and as an editor of the Journal of Entomology.
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李凤荪，1902年生于湖南省，1930年毕业于南京大学，并于1936年获得明尼苏达大学昆虫学硕士学位。毕业回国后，李凤荪先后任教于数所高校，其中包括浙江大学、武汉大学、和湖南大学。
1940年，他的专著《中国经济昆虫学》出版问世，这是中国第一部全面系统且实用价值很大的昆虫学专著。1951年，此书再版。李凤荪的专著还有1944年出版的《中国乡村寄生虫学》，这本书对当时农村经济发展具有重要价值。
此外，李凤荪曾担任中国昆虫学会理事、中国农业科学院学术委员、和《昆虫学报》编委等职。