Tang Yuhan

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Tang Yuhan
Born1913
Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
DiedMay 25, 2014(2014-05-25) (aged 100–101)
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Physician, businessman
SpouseChen Yunshang
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.

Tang Yuhan, or Hans Tang

oncologist and businessman. He founded the Sino-Belgium Cancer Hospital of Radiation Therapy in Shanghai and served as president of the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association (香港中華醫學會)[4] and the founder of Tang Fund
(湯氏基金).

Life

Early life

Tang was born in

Chinese Red Cross General Hospital.[5]

1950s

Tang went to

Royal College of Physicians of London and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[7]
and was selected to be the president of Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association (香港中華醫學會).

1990s and later

Tang visited Chinese mainland many times. As a member of Ningbo Group (寧波幫), he made contributions to Chinese education.

yuan RMB for this hospital, which was opened in 2005.[9] To honor his donations, the Ningbo Government awarded him Honorary Citizenship of Ningbo in 1998 and the Zhejiang Government awarded him the honorary title of "Loving-Homeland Model" (愛鄉楷模) in 2000.[5]

Personal life

Tang's wife, Chen Yunshang, was an actress during the 1940s in Hong Kong and Shanghai. They married in 1943.[10] Tang was a vegetarian and spoke several European languages.

Memberships and other roles

  • Member,
    Royal College of Physicians of London
  • Member, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
  • Member, Hong Kong College of Physicians
  • Member, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
  • Member, FHKAM (Medicine)
  • Member and former president of Hong Kong Chinese Association of Medicine
  • Honorary director of the Medical School, Ningbo University

Notes

  1. ^ Member list of the Society of Physicians of Hong Kong, official website of the Society of Physicians of Hong Kong.
  2. ^ Journal of the Society of Physicians of Hong Kong, July 2014, p. 58
  3. ^ "医学院2014届学生毕业典礼隆重举行". 学院新闻. Medical School of Ningbo University. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  4. ^ (in Chinese) Ningbo University and Ningbo Group, People's Daily Overseas Edition, December 12, 2003, Section 1 (mentioning that Tang is the President of Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association).
  5. ^ a b (in Chinese) Biography of Tang Yuhan[permanent dead link], Ningbo government, March 5, 2002.
  6. ISBN 7-104-02056-X
  7. ^ (in Chinese) Tang Yuhan, the Honorary Dean of Ningbo University Medical School Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Ningbo Net.
  8. ^ (in Chinese) Ningbo Group, People's Daily Overseas Edition, June 29, 2007, Section 6.
  9. Sina.com
    .
  10. ^ (in Chinese) Biography of Chen Yunchang Published in Beijing, Zhangye Daily (張掖日報), April 9, 2003.
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