Wang Shanyuan (Chinese: 王善源; pinyin: Wáng Shànyuán; 11 November 1907 – 1 January 1981) was a Chinese microbiologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wang Shanyuan
王善源
Born(1907-11-11)11 November 1907
Died1 January 1981(1981-01-01) (aged 73)
Beijing, China
Alma materLeiden University
University of Paris
EMI College London
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology
InstitutionsPeking Union Medical College

Biography

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Wang was born in Dutch East Indies, on 11 November 1907.[1] He graduated from the Medical department of Leiden University in 1929 and later the Physics and Mathematics Department, University of Paris in 1938.[1] He earned a Doctor of Medicine, a PhD in physics, and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, all from the EMI College London.[1]

He came to China in November 1956 and that same year became a researcher at the Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (now Peking Union Medical College).[2]

On 1 January 1981, he died in Beijing, aged 73.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 王善源. casad.cas.cn (in Chinese). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ 王善源. icdc.cn (in Chinese). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2021.