Lin Tsung-yi

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Lin Tsung-yi
林宗義
Born19 September 1920
Died20 July 2010(2010-07-20) (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. .
  • Lin, Tsung-yi; Eisenberg, Leon, eds. (1985). Mental Health Planning for One Billion People: A Chinese Perspective. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. .
  • Kleinman, Arthur; Lin, Tsung-yi, eds. (1980). Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Chinese Culture. Dordrecht: Boston. .

References

  1. ^ Carey, Benedict (September 6, 2010). "Tsung-yi Lin, 89, Psychiatrist With Global Approach, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fourth Quarter 2001 Newsletter: News from the Regions". World Federation for Mental Health. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007.
  3. ^ "1987 SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARD LAUREATE". Taiwanese-American Foundation. 30 Oct 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05.
  4. ^ Schreiber, Barbara A. (8 November 2010). Lin Tsung-yi. Encyclopedia Britannica.