M.S., Plant Pathology, 1936
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, 1938
Wang Mingqi, also named Wang Chi-Shi, was born in 1906 in Henan province. He graduated from Henan University in 1932 and started teaching there until 1934, when he came to the University of Minnesota. In 1936 and 1938, respectively, Wang received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in plant pathology.
Upon returning to China, Wang taught at the College of Agriculture at Henan University and later became the dean. In 1951, Wang worked for the Department of Biology at Fudan University as a professor and department head.
Wang has made great contributions in the fields of agricultural technology research and teaching. He was the first to discover the heterothallicsm of ustilaginales.
Additionally, Wang published eight books, including “Concise Dictionary of Biology” and “Heredity and Heteromorphosis.” Wang also edited “Directory of Plant Diseases in Henan Province.” In 1984, Wang established the Wang Mingqi Scholarship at Henan University, which still exists today.
王鸣歧，号济熙，1906年生于河南省，1932年毕业于河南大学后留校任教，1934年来到明尼苏达大学并分别于1936年和1938年获得植物病理学专业硕士和博士学位。
回国后，王鸣歧任教于河南大学农学院，后来担任院长。1951年，他任复旦大学教授兼任生物系主任。
王鸣歧为中国的农业科技研究和教学做出了重要贡献。他在国际上首次发现了粟黑粉菌的异宗配合。此外，王鸣歧著有《简明生物学词典》和《遗传及其变异》等8部著作，并编著了《河南植物病害名录》。1984年，他为河南大学建立了“王鸣歧奖学金”，此奖持续至今。