“Zhang Jinshui died at age 47.”

died in Beijing on March 9 following "unsuccessful medical treatment", according to multiple Chinese media reports

Zhang, a professor and doctoral supervisor in the faculty of geographical science at Beijing Normal University, died in Beijing on March 9 following "unsuccessful medical treatment", according to multiple mainland media reports.

Zhang Jinshui, a pioneering scientist in remote sensing who led major R&D programmes in China and was instrumental in enhancing the country's food security with satellite technologies, has died at the age of 47.