Who was Wu Lien-teh and who was his wife Ruth?
Updated: 10 Mar 2021, 13:25
EPIDEMIOLOGIST Wu Lien-teh designed one of the most important tools to help stop the spread of infectious diseases.
The devoted doctor, who was the first student of ethnic Chinese descent to study medicine at Cambridge University, invented the surgical face mask.
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Wu became the first Malaysian to be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineCredit: Wikipedia
Who was Wu Lien-teh?
Wu was born in Penang, Malaysia on March 10, 1879.
He had four brothers and six sisters and he was educated at the Penang Free School.
His father was an immigrant from China, and worked as a goldsmith.
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