[3] Li Zhongkui changed his name when he was applying for school at 14 by modifying the characters of his age (十四), and kept his original name as a courtesy name.

[5] Li studied in Osaka Technical College in Japan and the University of Birmingham in UK in his early years.

After the People's Republic of China was established, Li held the positions of vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and minister of geology.

She married Chen-Lu Tsou (Zou Chenglu), a distinguished biochemist and academician, while they were both attending the University of Cambridge in England.

[8] Li Lin's daughter, Zou Zongping (邹宗平), followed her grandfather's footsteps and became a geologist.