Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physician
epidemiologist government position |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:author |
Plague Fighter: The Autobiography of a Modern Chinese Physician
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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
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Penang,_Straits_Settlements
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gptkbp:children |
Wu Yu-ching
Wu Yu-chuan Wu Yu-hsia Wu Yu-lin |
gptkbp:deathDate |
1960-01-21
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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
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Manchurian_Plague
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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