Wang Deyao
Wang Deyao | |||||||||
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汪德耀 | |||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1903 | ||||||||
| Died | 12 October 2000 (aged 97) | ||||||||
| Other names | Ouang Te Yio (French) Wang Boming (Courtesy name) | ||||||||
| Occupation | Cell biologist | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 汪德耀 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汪德耀 | ||||||||
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Wang Deyao (Chinese: 汪德耀, 8 February 1903 – 12 October 2000), also known as Ouang Te Yio,[1] was the first Chinese professor in cell biology and the fourth president of the Xiamen University.[2]
Early years
[edit]Wang was born on 8 February 1903, in Guanyun County, Jiangsu Province. He received private education in his early years.[3] After moving with his family to Beijing in 1912, he attended the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. In his second year, he became the vice chairman of the student council. During the May Fourth Movement in 1919, he and the student council president Zhao Shiyan participated in the demonstrations against Beiyang government.[4]
In 1921, Wang traveled to France on a government scholarship to study in the Sino-French Institute of Lyon (French: Institut franco-chinois de Lyon), earning a master's degree in biology in 1925. Between 1926 and 1931, he studied and completed a doctorate at the University of Paris, becoming the first Chinese national to earn a doctorate degree in cytology.[5][2]
Career
[edit]In November 1931, Wang returned to China. On 27 October 1939, he took part in the establishment of National Teacher's College in Anhua County of Hunan, where he served as the Dean of Academic Affairs. In 1941, he contributed to the founding of the Fujian Provincial Research Institute in Yong'an at the invitation of the Fujian provincial government.[6]
In 1943, Wang joined Xiamen University as a professor in the Department of Biology. He later served as the department chair and dean of the School of Science. In 1944, he became the acting president of the university after President Sa Bendong traveled to the United States for lectures. On February 10, 1947, Wang was officially appointed president of National Xiamen University by the Nationalist government.[7]
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Wang stepped down from his position as the president of Xiamen University, and continued teaching in the Department of Biology. In 1963, he was appointed as a researcher at the Institute of Genetics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[8]
Following the Cultural Revolution, he served as the vice chairman of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology in the early 1980s. In 1985, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Nice. He died of illness On 12 October 2000.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yuan, Tung-li (30 December 1963). Guide to Doctoral Dissertations by Chinese Students in Continental Europe, 1907–1962 (PDF). Vol. 5. p. 44.
- ^ a b "汪德耀" [Wang Deyao]. China Agricultural University Archives & Historical Museum (in Simplified Chinese). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Wu, Erfen (2021). 汪德耀 [Wang Deyao] (in Simplified Chinese). Xiamen University Press. ISBN 9787561580882.
- ^ a b "汪德耀：中国细胞生物学的奠基人" [Wang Deyao: Founder of Chinese Cell Biology]. Xiamen University News (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ 闽南现代史人物录 [A Record of Figures in the Modern History of Southern Fujian] (in Simplified Chinese). 中国华侨出版社. 1992. p. 187. ISBN 978-7-80074-590-4.
- ^ "逐梦青春100年·青年志 | 汪氏三兄弟践行科技报国理想" [Chasing the dream of youth for 100 years · Youth Magazine | The three Wang brothers practiced the ideal of serving the country through science and technology]. Liangyungang Committee of the Communist Youth League (in Simplified Chinese). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Li, Xin (2011). 中华民国史·大事记 [History of the Republic of China: Major Events] (in Simplified Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company. p. 8284. ISBN 9787101079982.
- ^ 连云港市志 [Lianyungang City Annals] (in Simplified Chinese). Local Chronicles Publishing House. 2000. p. 2668. ISBN 978-7-80122-571-9.