Yang Zhongjian

Yang Zhongjian
Yang Zhongjian in 1922, Uppsala, Sweden
Born	(1896-06-01)June 1, 1896 Hua County, Shaanxi, China
Died	January 15, 1979(1979-01-15) (aged 82)
Other names	Chung Chien Young
Alma mater	Peking University University of Munich
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology paleontology

Yang Zhongjian, also Yang Chung-chien (Chinese: 杨钟健; Wade–Giles: Yang² Chung¹-chien⁴; 1 June 1897 – 15 January 1979), courtesy name Keqiang (克强), also known as C.C. (Chung Chien) Young, was a Chinese paleontologist and zoologist. He was one of China's foremost vertebrate paleontologists. He has been called the "Father of Chinese Vertebrate Paleontology".