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敬 悼 胡 秀 英 教 授 香港中文大學中醫學榮譽講座教授、生命科學學院名譽高級研究員、崇基學院資深導師胡秀英教授於二零一二年五月二十二日在沙田威爾斯親王醫院因病辭世，享年一百零二歲。 胡教授為國際著名植物學家，一九三三年畢業於南京金陵女子大學，一九三七年於嶺南大學完成碩士課程，並於一九四六年到美國哈佛大學深造，是首位到哈佛在植物學獲取博士學位的中國女學生。取得博士學位後，胡教授受聘於哈佛大學進行植物學研究。一九六八年，胡教授返港出任中大崇基學院生物系高級講師，繼續其對香港植物的研究工作，並自一九九九年起，擔任中文大學榮譽講座教授。胡教授更於二零零一年獲香港特別行政區政府頒授銅紫荊星章。 胡教授是冬青、萱草、泡桐、菊、蘭等植物的世界權威學者，多年來孜孜不倦，採芝擷英，積極研究，著作不斷。胡教授畢生致力於研究植物分類學，採集植物標本超過三萬份，發表超過一百六十篇專題論文，並獲「植物學活百科全書」之美譽。 自六十年代起，胡教授對促進植物學及中醫藥科研方面貢獻至鉅。胡教授為香港中文大學生物系成立植物標本室，惠及本港及國內外的植物科研及教學。此外，胡教授參與「三冬茶」研究計劃，研究成果已發展成產品出售，造福市民，惠及眾生。胡教授名聞遐邇，宅心仁厚，望重士林，桃李芳菲。哲人其萎，本校同仁深表惋惜。 胡教授之安息禮拜定於二零一二年六月十五日(星期五) 上午十一時三十分於紅磡世界殯儀館地下世界堂舉行。守靈祈禱則於六月十四日晚上八時正進行。敬請師生、校友及各方友好出席，以表哀思。 胡教授之追思會則暫定於二零一二年十月於香港中文大學崇基學院禮拜堂舉行，詳情有待通告。 如蒙賜賻或花圈，請折現金捐贈，作為成立「胡秀英植物標本館」經費之用。支票抬頭請書「香港中文大學」。如有垂詢，請賜電三九四三 八八九三 與傳訊及公共關係處聯絡。
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31 May 2012 OBITUARY The Chinese University of Hong Kong records with deep sadness the passing of Professor Hu Shiu-ying on 22 May 2012, at the Prince of Wales Hospital, at the age of 102. Professor Hu was an Honorary Professor of Chinese Medicine, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the School of Life Sciences, and a Senior College Tutor of Chung Chi College of the Chinese University. Professor Hu is a botanist of great international renown. She took her first degree at Ginling College in Nanjing, then the Master of Science at Lingnan University. In 1946, she went to Harvard to further her studies and was the first Chinese woman to obtain a doctoral degree in botany at that University. After completing her PhD studies, she devoted herself to the research of plants at Harvard. In 1968, Professor Hu took up a Senior Lecturership in Biology at Chung Chi College and continued her research work. In 1999, Professor Hu was appointed an Honorary Professor of the Chinese University. She was also awarded a Bronze Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government in 2001. Professor Hu is recognized all over the world as a leading authority on hollies, daylilies, paulownias, daisies and orchids. Having devoted a lifelong career to research on plant taxonomy, Professor Hu produced over 160 academic treatises and collected over 30,000 specimens. In the process, she came to be affectionately known to colleagues as a walking botanical dictionary. Professor Hu is also a much beloved teacher and she will be long remembered by the members of the University. The funeral service for Professor Hu will be held on Friday, 15 June 2012 at 11:30 am, in the Universal Hall, G/F, Universal Funeral Parlour, Hunghom. The vigil service will take place the night before, on 14 June 2012, at 8:00 pm. Members of the University, alumni and friends are kindly invited to attend the vigil and funeral services. A memorial service for Professor Hu is tentatively scheduled in October 2012, and will take place at the Chapel of Chung Chi College, the Chinese University. Further details will be announced as soon as they are finalized. In lieu of flowers, please make cash donation, payable to “The Chinese University of Hong Kong”, to support the establishment of the proposed “Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium”. Enquiries about the services may be directed to the Communications and Public Relations Office of the Chinese University at 3943-8893 (tel).
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