郭令智院士的科学贡献

郭令智先生,湖北安陆县人。1938年在重庆毕业于国立中央大学地质系：1938～1946年先后在中央大地质系、云南大学矿冶系以及中国地理研究所任助教、研究助理、助理研究员。1946～1949年任台湾大学地质系副教授、台湾省海洋研究所副研究员。1949年赴英国伦敦大学皇家学院深造：1951年他绕道香港携在台湾的妻儿一起,毅然回到祖国大陆,在南京大学地质系（现地球科学系）任教授至今。

The Contributions of Professor Guo Lingzhi, Academician of Sciences, China

Professor Guo was born in 1915 and is 90 years old now bearing his brilliant scientific life. He made great contributions to the earth sceinces of China including identification of the existence of the Proterozoic Jiangnan island arc and trench system, establishment of the plate tectonic framework of southeastern China expressed in the continental crust growth through continental collision and terrane accretion from Proterozoic through Early Paleozoic, Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic from northwest to southeast, proposition of eight criteria to identify the paleo-trench-arcback arc basin system on the continent, and demonstration of marginal sea and their evolution model from origin to collaps and extinction. Professor Guo approached fruitful results in scienfific research and teaching work, being a paragon of virtue and learning. He has noble character and high prestige, exhibiting the characteristic style of great scholar master.