曾呈奎(1909-2005),中共党员,民盟盟员,中国科学院资深院士,著名海洋生物学家,我国海洋科学的主要开拓者之一,我国海藻学研究、海藻化学工业的奠基人和开拓者之一。曾呈奎毕生致力于海洋事业,在教学、科研等领域取得了一系列重大的奠基性和原创性成果。他是我国人工栽培海藻海带的第一人,由他最早定名的“壳孢子”一词被世界藻类学界采用至今。他在 Zeng Chengkui (1909-2005), member of CPC, member of NLD, senior academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, famous marine biologist, one of the pioneers of marine science in China, founder and pioneer of seaweed research and seaweed chemical industry in China one. Zeng was the quintessence of his career in marine science and has made a series of major groundbreaking and original achievements in teaching, research and other fields. He is the first man to plant seaweed kelp cultivated in our country. The earliest named “shell spore” was adopted by the world’s algal community so far. he is