Wu Lien-teh

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physician
epidemiologist
government position
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:author Plague Fighter: The Autobiography of a Modern Chinese Physician
gptkbp:awards Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Order of the Golden Grain (China)
Order of the Striped Tiger (China)
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-03-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Penang,_Straits_Settlements
gptkbp:children Wu Yu-ching
Wu Yu-chuan
Wu Yu-hsia
Wu Yu-lin
gptkbp:deathDate 1960-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Penang,_Malaysia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:fieldOfWork epidemiology
infectious diseases
public health
gptkbp:honor Google Doodle (2021-03-10)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wu Lien-teh
gptkbp:influenced modern mask design
public health policy in China
gptkbp:knownFor Wu mask
work on pneumonic plague
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:legacy Wu Lien-teh Institute in Harbin named after him
Wu Lien-teh Society in Penang
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Medicine
Chinese Medical Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Singaporean
gptkbp:notableAchievement first medical student of Chinese descent at University of Cambridge
led response to Manchurian plague (1910–1911)
nominated for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1935)
developed early surgical mask for plague prevention
gptkbp:notableEvent International Plague Conference (1911)
Manchurian plague epidemic (1910–1911)
gptkbp:notableStudent Liande Wu
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
epidemiologist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Beijing,_China
gptkb:Penang,_Malaysia
gptkb:Harbin,_China
gptkbp:spouse Ruth Shu-chiung Huang
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manchurian_Plague
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5