Zhu Futang (; November 28, 1899 – April 23, 1994) was a Chinese pediatrician known for his research on the prevention of measles. He is considered the founder of modern Chinese pediatrics.

Biography

Zhu's aunt Zhu Xixian (), an educator, had a major influence in Zhu's childhood. He studied at

Peking Union Medical College Peking Union Medical College (), founded in 1906, is a selective public medical college based in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class University Plan university. The school is tied to the Peking Un ...

under Luther Emmett Holt. Upon graduation in 1927, he studied at the State University of New York in the United States, where he earned his M.D. From 1931 to 1933, Zhu went to the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School for advanced training and research. In 1955, Zhu was elected an

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of the

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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,

of the

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Family

Zhu's grandfather was a TCM physician, while his father was a primary school teacher. Zhu married Zhu Ding () in 1924. She died of liver cancer in 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Futang 1899 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Chinese physicians Chinese paediatricians Educators from Wuxi Physicians from Jiangsu Scientists from Wuxi Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Peking Union Medical College alumni State University of New York alumni Harvard Medical School alumni Chinese expatriates in the United States