▁Chinese ▁Society ▁of ▁Astronom ers . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Bo ards ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁and ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁National ▁Central ▁Museum ▁and ▁the ▁Pe ip ing ▁Palace ▁Museum . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁wrote ▁many ▁articles ▁on ▁Chinese ▁in vention ▁and ▁discovery ▁in ▁science . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁research ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁S igma ▁X i ▁and ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁" O ffic ier ▁de ▁la ▁Leg ion ▁d ' ▁H onneur " ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Government ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁" Com mande ur ▁de ▁la ▁Leg ion ▁d ' ▁H onneur ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Chinese ▁scient ists ▁Category : Bi olog ists ▁from ▁Heb ei ▁Category : Ch inese ▁bi oph ys ic ists ▁Category : Ch inese ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ch inese ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Ch inese ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : Di plom ats ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Heb ei ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁Academia ▁Sin ica ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl