Pei Wenzhong

Pei Wenzhong
Statue of Pei Wenzhong in Beijing Natural History Museum
Born	(1904-01-19)January 19, 1904 Fengnan, Hebei, Qing Dynasty
Died	September 18, 1982(1982-09-18) (aged 78)
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation(s)	Field researcher, professor
Known for	Peking Man excavations Discovery of Canis lupus variabilis
Title	Chairman of Chinese Association of Natural Science Museums
Academic background
Education	Peking University University of Paris
Influences	Yang Zhongjian
Academic work
Discipline	Paleontology, anthropology, archaeology
Sub-discipline	Paleoanthropology, paleoarchaeology
Institutions	Cenozoic Research Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Museum of Natural History
Main interests	Chinese prehistory
Influenced	Jia Lanpo

Pei Wenzhong (Chinese: 裴文中; pinyin: Péi Wénzhōng; Wade–Giles: P'ei Wen-chung; January 19, 1904 – September 18, 1982), or W. C. Pei, was a Chinese paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist born in Fengnan. He is considered a founding figure of Chinese anthropology.^[1]