Xu Jie (geologist)

Xu Jie
Xu Jie
Chinese: 许杰
Personal details
Born	January 1901; Guangde, Anhui, China
Died	July 11, 1989 (aged 88); Beijing, China
Party	Chinese Communist Party; China Democratic League
Occupation	Geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher

Xu Jie (Chinese: 许杰; January 29, 1901 – July 11, 1989) was a Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and stratigrapher, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Born in Guangde, Anhui, with ancestral roots in Luoshan, Henan, he served as vice minister of the Ministry of Geology and president of the Geological Scientific Research Institute under the ministry. He was a prominent specialist in Paleozoic graptolites and made significant contributions to stratigraphy and paleontology in China.^[1]

Biography

Xu Jie was born on January 29, 1901, in Guangde, Anhui. He graduated from the Department of Geology at Peking University in 1925 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926.^[2] From 1929 to 1949, he worked at the Institute of Geology of the Academia Sinica, where he rose from assistant research fellow to research fellow.^[3] During the 1930s, he conducted extensive geological surveys across the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including in Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hubei, collecting numerous graptolite fossils from the Ordovician and Silurian systems and establishing multiple graptolite zones that contributed to the stratigraphic framework of southern China.^[4]

During this period, Xu carried out systematic research on graptolite taxonomy and evolution, identifying new genera and species and clarifying correlations between Chinese and international fossil assemblages. His studies demonstrated close relationships between South China graptolite faunas and those of Australia.^[5] He also conducted research on other fossil groups, including gastropods and trilobites, and investigated Quaternary glacial remains in the Lushan area and around Poyang Lake. In 1937, he undertook a comprehensive geological survey of the Three Gorges region, collecting extensive fossil and mineral specimens and establishing early Ordovician trilobite zones.^[6]

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xu served as president of Anhui University from 1949 to 1954 and as vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial People's Government from 1952 to 1954. In 1954, he was appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Geology, a position he held until 1970.^[7] In 1955, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[8] From 1959, he concurrently served as president of the Geological Scientific Research Institute under the Ministry of Geology, where he played a key role in promoting geological research in China.^[9]

Xu continued his scientific work in the study of graptolites and stratigraphy throughout his career. He conducted further research on Ordovician strata in regions such as Qinghai and Xinjiang, and collaborated with other scholars on the classification and evolutionary systems of graptolites. His work contributed significantly to the understanding of Paleozoic stratigraphy in China.^[10]

Xu Jie died on July 11, 1989, in Beijing, at the age of 88.^[11]

References

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[m182-1] 中國科学技术专家传略: 理学编. 地学卷 (in Chinese). 河北敎育出版社. 1996. p. 324. ISBN 978-7-5434-2719-8. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[c033-2] 中国共产党名人录 (in Chinese). 四川人民出版社. 1997. p. 476. ISBN 978-7-220-02762-8. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[z482-3] 中华人民共和国日史 (in Chinese). 四川人民出版社. 2003. p. 181. ISBN 978-7-220-06468-5. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[x454-4] 马勇 (1993). 中华文化名人录 (in Chinese). 中国青年出版社. p. 328. ISBN 978-7-5006-1204-9. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[k514-5] 中华人民共和国主要事件人物 (in Chinese). 福建人民出版社. 1994. p. 490. ISBN 978-7-211-02135-2. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[s013-6] 中国当代名人录 (in Chinese). 上海人民出版社. 1991. p. 230. ISBN 978-7-208-01198-4. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[x601-7] 安徽近現代史辞典 (in Chinese). 中国文史出版社. 1990. p. 347. ISBN 978-7-5034-0114-5. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[v269-8] 中国抗日战争大辞典 (in Chinese). 北京燕山出版社. 1997. p. 1511. ISBN 978-7-5402-0937-7. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[t046-9] 曾少潜 (1988). 科技名人词典 (in Chinese). 中国青年出版社. p. 431. ISBN 978-7-5006-0087-9. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[a507-10] 周家珍 (2000). 20世纪中华人物名字号辞典 (in Chinese). 法律出版社. p. 959. ISBN 978-7-5036-2832-0. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[c333-11] 秦国生; 胡治安 (1990). 中国民主党派历史, 政纲, 人物 (in Chinese). 山东人民出版社. p. 218. ISBN 978-7-209-00722-1. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

[12] Note 1: Zhang Bojun was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and demoted to Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee.

[13] Note 2: Luo Longji was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and retained as a Member of the Central Committee.

[14] Shen Junru died in June 1963.

[15] Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963.

[16] Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963.

[17] In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

[18] In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[19] Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985.

[20] The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson.

[21] Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson.

[22] In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[23] Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson.

[24] On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.

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2nd Central Committee of the China Democratic League
February 1956 – December 1958
Chairperson	Shen Junru
Vice Chairpersons	~~Zhang Bojun~~^{[note 1]} ~~Luo Longji~~^{[note 2]} Ma Xulun Shi Liang Gao Chongmin
Secretary-General	Hu Yuzhi
Standing Committee Members	Qiu Zhe ~~Ye Duyi~~ Liu Qingyang Wu Han Li Wenyi Li Xiangfu ~~Shen Zhiyuan~~ Xin Zhichao Zhou Xinmin Zhou Jingwen Chen Wangdao Hu Yuzhi Xu Shouxuan ~~Ma Zhemin~~ Xu Jie Xu Guangping Guo Zechen ~~Guo Qiaoran~~ Peng Zemin ~~Zeng Zhaolun~~ Hua Luogeng ~~Fei Xiaotong~~ Min Ganghou Huang Yanpei ~~Huang Yaomian~~ Yang Mingxuan Chu Tunan ~~Pan Dakui~~ ~~Pan Guangdan~~ Deng Chumin ~~Qian Duansheng~~ Sa Kongliao ~~Han Zhao'e~~
Note: Names struck through were designated as rightists at the 17th (Enlarged) Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League in late January 1958. ^ Note 1: Zhang Bojun was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and demoted to Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee. ^ Note 2: Luo Longji was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and retained as a Member of the Central Committee.

3rd Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1958 – October 1979
Chairperson	Shen Junru^{[note 1]}→Yang Mingxuan^{[note 2]}
Vice Chairpersons	Yang Mingxuan Ma Xulun Shi Liang Gao Chongmin Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chen Wangdao Wu Han Chu Tunan
Secretary-General	Min Ganghou^{[note 3]}→Hu Yuzhi (concurrently)^{[note 4]}
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Wang Dezi Tian Yiping Liu Qingyang Hua Luogeng Wu Hongbin Li Wenyi Li Xiangfu Wang Shiming Shen Zijiu Xin Zhichao Zhou Jianren Zhou Xinmin Jin Yuelin Xu Shouxuan Zhang Guofan Liang Sicheng Xu Jie Xu Chongqing Tong Dizhou Min Ganghou Huang Yanpei Wen Jiasi Sa Kongliao Zhang Bojun
^ Shen Junru died in June 1963. ^ Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963. ^ Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963. ^ In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

4th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
October 1979 – December 1983
Chairperson	Shi Liang
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chu Tunan Su Buqing Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiashi
Secretary-General	Gao Tian
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Deng Chumin Ye Duyi Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Sutao Hua Luogeng Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Xu Jie Su Buqing Li Wenyi Wu Zuoren Wu Fuheng Wu Hongbin Shen Zijiu Shen Hongtao Zhang Bilai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Yuelin Jin Xiru Zhou Xinmin Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiashi Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Huang Yaomian Sa Kongliao Peng Dixian Chu Tunan

5th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1983 – October 1988
Honorary Chairperson	Chu Tunan^{[note 1]}
Chairperson	Shi Liang^{[note 2]} → Hu Yuzhi (Acting)^{[note 3]} → Chu Tunan (Acting)^{[note 4]} → Chu Tunan^{[note 5]} → Fei Xiaotong⁺
Executive Vice Chairperson	Fei Xiaotong^{[note 6]} → Gao Tian^{[note 7]}
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Chu Tunan^- Su Buqing^- Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiasi^- Qian Weichang Gao Tian Ye Duyi Tan Jiazhen Tao Dayong Qian Jiaju⁺ Guan Mengjue⁺ Luo Hanxian⁺ Ma Dayou⁺ Feng Zhijun⁺
Secretary-General	Ye Duyi → Wu Xiuping⁺
Standing Committee Members	Ding Shisun⁺ Qian Jiaju Ma Dayou Wang Jian (Beijing) Wang Jian (Hebei)⁺ Wang Danfeng⁺ Wang Jinling Kong Lingren⁺ Lu Leshan⁺ Ye Junjian Ye Duyi Ye Peida Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Zhijun Feng Yidai Feng Kexi Feng Suta^- Zhu Dexi Hua Luogeng Wu Cangping Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Liu Dehai⁺ Guan Shixiong Guan Mengjue Chi Jishang Xu Jie Su Buqing^- Li Wenyi Yang Ming Yang Kuizhang Wu Hanjia Wu Tingqiu Wu Zuoren Wu Xiuping⁺ Wu Hongbin Wu Fuheng Shen Zijiu^- Xiao Qian⁺ Zhang Zhilian⁺ Zhang Qiaose Zhang Bilai Zhang Jiyu⁺ Zhang Chukun Lu Shijia Lu Zongda Chen Minzhi Chen Xinmin Lin Hengyuan^- Lin Zongcai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Xiru^- Zhao Yiming⁺ Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong^- Zhao Ruyi⁺ Zhao Chaogou Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiasi^- Zhu Rufang⁺ Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Gu Jingxin Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Gao Jingde⁺ Guo Qiaoran^- Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Nie Weiping⁺ Tao Dayong Huang Yaomian^- Sa Kongliao Chang Jiong Kang Zhenhuang⁺ Peng Shaoyi⁺ Peng Dixian Chu Tunan^- Pan Dakui^- Han Xuezhang⁺ Han Yizhi⁺ Dai Ailian⁺
Names marked with ⁺ were co-opted at the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 9 January 1987; names marked with ^- ceased to hold office after that session. ^ In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985. ^ The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson. ^ Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson. ^ In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson. ^ On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.