Du Chong-ming
Deceased Person
1893 – 1986
Who was Du Chong-ming?
Tsungming Tu, was the first Doctor of Medical Sciences of Taiwan, as well as the first Taiwanese to hold a Ph.D. degree. He received his degree from Kyoto Imperial University in 1922. He became the first Taiwanese professor in Japan's pre-1945 imperial university system, at Taihoku Imperial University. His pharmacology research lab was the cradle of medical research in Taiwan.
In 1954, Tu founded Kaohsiung Medical College and became the first president of the College. In addition to participating in medical education, he also contributed in pharmacological and toxicological research.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1893
Tamsui District - Also known as
- Tsungming Tu
- Tu Tsung-ming
- Education
- Kyoto University
- Died
- Feb 25, 1986
Taipei
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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