Robert C. T. Lee () (October 2, 1923 – May 15, 2016), was a Taiwanese veterinarian and politician.

Biography

Lee was born in Shanghai, Republic of China, with his ancestral hometown in

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, Jiangsu. His brother is the physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Tsung-Dao Lee. Lee finished his undergraduate study in

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

, and continued his graduate studies in the United States. He received his PhD in veterinary medicine from Cornell University in

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. Lee went back to China and became a technician in the

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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Later on Lee went to teach in universities, and was professor of veterinary medicine at National Taiwan University and later at National Chung Hsing University. In August 1981, Lee became the President of National Chung Hsing University. Lee was also in several important positions in Taiwan, including: * Secretary-general of the

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of the

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,Notable agricultural scientist - Zonghan Shen
/ref> * May 1973, Director-general of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, * September 1984,

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of the Examination Yuan, * 1989, the first Director of the College Entrance Examination Center ( 大學入學考試中心), * November 1989, Advisor of the Office of the President, Republic of China ( 中華民國總統府國策顧問), * 1991, Vice-president of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

. After retirement, he resided in College Station, TX until his death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Robert C. T. 1923 births 2016 deaths Chinese expatriates in the United States Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni Academic staff of the National Taiwan University Educators from Shanghai Taiwanese Ministers of Agriculture Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Presidents of universities and colleges in Taiwan Taiwanese people from Shanghai Taiwanese emigrants to the United States Taiwanese veterinarians Scientists from Shanghai Academic staff of the National Chung Hsing University Tsung-Dao Lee