About Yu Ruzhou
Lived 1899 – 1988 (aged 89). Yu Ruzhou was a Chinese politician and physician.
Yu Ruzhou (, 30 January 1899 – 18 March 1988) was a Chinese physician and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.
Biography Yu was born in Acheng County in 1899. She attended Peking Union Medical College, Shanghai Medical College and the Shanghai Institute of Human and Obstetrics, after which she became a medical officer for the Harbin Anti-epidemic Affairs Office, Daheihe Epidemic Prevention Hospital and Daheihe Police Department. She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1988.
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Who was Yu Ruzhou?
Chinese politician (1899-1988)
When was Yu Ruzhou born?
Yu Ruzhou was born on 30 January 1899 in Acheng County.
When did Yu Ruzhou die?
Yu Ruzhou died on 18 March 1988.
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Yu Ruzhou was a politician and physician.
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Yu Ruzhou was Chinese.
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