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Wu Lien-teh (Chinese: 伍連德; pinyin: Wǔ Liándé; 10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960), also known as Goh Lean Tuck and Ng Leen Tuck in Minnan and Cantonese transliteration respectively, was a Malayan physician renowned for his work in public health and particularly, the Manchurian plague of 1910–11.
This page is about the Malayan Chinese doctor. For the editor of Liangyou magazine, see The Young Companion.
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伍連德 | |
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Born | (1879-03-10)10 March 1879 |
Died | 21 January 1960(1960-01-21) (aged 80) |
Nationality | Malayan |
Other names | Goh Lean Tuck, Ng Leen Tuck |
Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Physician, researcher, painter |
Years active | 1903–1959 |
Known for | Work on the Manchurian Plague of 1910–11 |
Notable work | Plague Fighter: The Autobiography of a Modern Chinese Physician |
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Wu was the first medical student of Chinese descent to study at the University of Cambridge.[1] He was also the first Malayan nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in 1935.[2]