张金谈(1929.11—1992.5)生前是中国科学院植物研究所研究员,从事孢粉学研究工作近40年,为我国孢粉科学的发展作出了重要贡献。我国古代,人们在农业生产实践中对花粉的重要性和作用就有所认识,早在公元6世纪成书的《齐民要术》中对此已有记载。但作为一门现代科学,我国的孢粉学是50年代初才建立起来的。1953年,张金谈同 Zhang Jin Tan (1929.11-1992.5) was a researcher at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences before his death. He engaged in research on palynology for nearly 40 years and made important contributions to the development of sporopollen science in China. In ancient China, people knew about the importance and role of pollen in agricultural production. As early as the “Qi Min Yao Shu” which was published in the 6th century AD, it has been recorded. However, as a modern science, the palynology of our country was established in the early 1950s. In 1953, Zhang Jin talked about