作为中国近代地质事业奠基人的丁文江(1887—1936),为中国的地质研究和调查做出了重要贡献。他一生在古生物学、地理学、人类学、历史学、少数民族语言文献整理和中国古代科技文献整理等领域,多有涉猎并成就斐然。尤其引起关注的是,他在“科学与人生观”和“民主与独裁”的两场论战中,颇具思想家的品格。 Ding Wenjiang (1887-1936), the founder of the modern geology in China, made an important contribution to China’s geological research and investigation. His life has covered many fields such as palaeontology, geography, anthropology, history, collation of ethnic minority languages, and collation of ancient Chinese scientific and technological literature. Of particular concern is his personality as a thinker in the two polemics between “Science and Life” and “Democracy and Dictatorship.”