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Biography
Zhu Futang (simplified Chinese: 诸福棠; traditional Chinese: 諸福棠; Wade–Giles: Chu Fu-tang) was a Chinese pediatrician. He was well-known for researching on the prevention of measles. He is considered to be the founder of the modern Chinese pediatrics.
Zhu once studied under Luther Emmett Holt.
During 1931–33, Zhu went to the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School for advanced training and research.
In 1955, Zhu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Early life and education
Zhu's aunt Xixian (Chinese: 諸希賢), an educator, had a major influence in Zhu's childhood.
Career
Scientific papers
- Sex, Age and Seasonal Distribution of Tetany in the Orphanages in Peking, American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 177(4):559-563, April 1929.
- Use of the Placental Extract in Prevention and Modification of Measles, Am J Dis Child. 45(3):475-479, March 1933.
Notable students
Hu Yamei (Chinese: 胡亚美), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Family
Zhu's grandfather was a TCM physician, while Zhu's father was a primary school teacher. Zhu got married to wife Zhu Ding (Chinese: 朱定) in 1924. Ding died of liver cancer in 1982.