Liu Sizhi

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Liu Sizhi
刘思职
Born(1904-03-15)15 March 1904
Xianyou County, Fujian, Qing China
Died18 August 1983(1983-08-18) (aged 79)
Beijing, China
Alma materGreat China University
Southwestern University
University of Kansas
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsPeking University Health Science Center
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘思职
Traditional Chinese劉思職

Liu Sizhi (15 March 1904 – 18 August 1983) was a Chinese biochemist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Biography[]

Liu was born in Xianyou County, Fujian, on 15 March 1904. In 1921, he was admitted to the Great China University, majoring in the Department of Chemistry. In 1925, with the support of his father-in-law, he pursued advanced studies in the United States, first earning a BS degree from the Southwestern University in 1926 and then a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1929.

After university, he returned to China and taught at his alma mater, the Great China University. In 1930, he was hired by the Peking Union Medical College (now Peking University Health Science Center), where he successively served as assistant, lecturer, associate professor, and professor (1946). During this period, he also studied at the Institute of Cell Physiology of William Caesar Institute in Germany and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom as a part-time student. He joined the Jiusan Society in 1956.[2]

On 18 August 1983, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 79.

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References[]

  1. ^ Zhu Xiying; Yao Renjie; Li Gang (2019). "Renowned Biochemist LIU Si-Zhi : A Life in Science". Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biol. 35 (8): 819–822.
  2. ^ 中国科学院院士 [Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]. 93.gov.cn (in Chinese). 6 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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