Saturday, July 10, 2010

And Stay off His Lawn!

At Age 110, Is This Man the World's Oldest Academic? - Tweed - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "At the age of 110, Zheng Ji has been called the world's oldest living academic.

The Chinese biochemist was recently misdiagnosed with cancer and fell ill following his treatment at a Nanjing hospital. That's where he was when a delegation from Ohio State University stopped by for a visit on Friday, says Katherine Wolford, assistant to the president and director of operations at Ohio State."

Hat tip to Beth Foxwell.

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