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

Biography

Lee was born in

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, Republic of China, with his

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in Suzhou,

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. His brother is the physicist and

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laureate

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. Lee finished his undergraduate study in Guangxi, and continued his graduate studies in the United States. He received his PhD in

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

from

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in New York. Lee went back to China and became a technician in the Republic of China Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Later on Lee went to teach in universities, and was professor of veterinary medicine at

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and later at

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. In August 1981, Lee became the President of National Chung Hsing University. Lee was also in several important positions in

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, including: *

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of the

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of the Executive Yuan,Notable agricultural scientist - Zonghan Shen
/ref> * May 1973,

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of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, * September 1984, Commissioner of the

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, * 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,

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of the Academia Sinica. 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