About Tang Fei-fan
Lived 1897 – 1958 (aged 61). Tang Fei-fan was a Chinese biologist, known for Chlamydia trachomatis.
Tang Feifan (; July 23, 1897 – September 30, 1958) was a Chinese medical microbiologist best known for culturing the Chlamydia trachomatis agent in the yolk sacs of eggs.
Tang was persecuted during the "Pulling Out Bourgeois White Flag Movement" and committed suicide in 1958.
Biography Early life Tang was born Tang Ruizhao in Tangjiaping Village of Liling, Hunan, on July 23, 1897, to a relatively poor gentry family, during the Qing Empire. He was the second of three children. He had a younger brother, Tang Qiufan . He returned to China in 1929 and in the meantime became professor at Medical School of National Central University.
In 1978, the Communist Party rehabilitated many victims who suffered political persecution or died in the mass socialism political movements except Tang Feifan. In June 1979, the Ministry of Health held a memorial service for him.
In 1981, the International Organization Against Trachoma (IOAT) bestowed its gold medal upon him.
Personal life In 1925, Tang married He Lian , daughter of He Jian, a warlord and governor of Hunan province.
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Who was Tang Fei-fan?
Chinese biologist
When was Tang Fei-fan born?
Tang Fei-fan was born on 23 July 1897 in Liling.
When did Tang Fei-fan die?
Tang Fei-fan died on 30 September 1958 in Beijing.
What was Tang Fei-fan's occupation?
Tang Fei-fan was a biologist.
What was Tang Fei-fan known for?
Tang Fei-fan was known for Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Tang Fei-fan was Chinese.
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