Correction to: Journal of the History of Biology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10739-021-09636-7

In this article, on page 159, in the sentence beginning 'Between 1945 and 1949,…', the years ‘1945’ and ‘1949’ should have read '1938' and ‘1945’.

The correct sentence should read: Between 1938 and 1945, Amoy University was taken over by the Japanese navy and used as a base during the Pacific War.

The original article has been corrected.