Lin Tsung-yi
Appearance
Lin Tsung-yi 林宗義 | |
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Born | 19 September 1920 |
Died | 20 July 2010 | (aged 89)
Lin Tsung-yi (Taiwanese: Lîm Chong-gī, Chinese: 林宗義; pinyin: Lín Zōngyì; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Tsung1-yi4; 19 September 1920 – 20 July 2010)[1] was a Taiwanese academic and educator in psychiatry.
Early life and education
Lin was born in 1920 in
Institute of Psychiatry at Maudsley Hospital
.
Career
Lin was Honorary President of the World Federation for Mental Health.[2] He was a director of the psychiatric department and an adviser of psychiatric studies at the World Health Organization.[3]
He held professorships in psychiatry at the
February 28 Incident
in Taiwan. In late 1980s, Lin was one of the initiators of the February 28 Incident Peace and Justice Movement.
Publications
- Lin, Tsung-yi, ed. (1999). An Introduction to the 2-28 Tragedy in Taiwan: For World Citizens. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Renaissance Foundation Press. ISBN 9579729204.
- Lin, Tsung-yi; Eisenberg, Leon, eds. (1985). Mental Health Planning for One Billion People: A Chinese Perspective. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 9780774802338.
- Kleinman, Arthur; Lin, Tsung-yi, eds. (1980). Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Chinese Culture. Dordrecht: Boston. ISBN 9789027711045.
References
- ^ Carey, Benedict (September 6, 2010). "Tsung-yi Lin, 89, Psychiatrist With Global Approach, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ "Fourth Quarter 2001 Newsletter: News from the Regions". World Federation for Mental Health. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007.
- ^ "1987 SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARD LAUREATE". Taiwanese-American Foundation. 30 Oct 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05.
- ^ Schreiber, Barbara A. (8 November 2010). Lin Tsung-yi. Encyclopedia Britannica.