Wu Jieping (; 22 January 1917 – 2 March 2011) was a Chinese medical scientist and politician. Wu was the Chairman of Central Committee of

Jiusan Society The Jiusan Society () is one of the eight legally recognised minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. The party's original name was "Democracy and Science Forum" on its in ...

from 1992 to 2002, and a Vice-chairman of the

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between 1993 and 2003. Wu was a member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...

and a fellow of

the World Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable deve ...

Biography

Wu was born Wu Tairan in Wujin County,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

, on January 22, 1917, the second of four sons of Wu Jingyi (), a Chinese businessman. His elder brother Wu Ruiping () and younger brothers Wu Weiran () and Wu Anran () are also medical scientist. Wu was raised in

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

. He earned a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

degree from

Yenching University Yenching University (), was a university in Beijing, China, that was formed out of the merger of four Christian colleges between the years 1915 and 1920. The term "Yenching" comes from an alternative name for old Beijing, derived from its statu ...

in 1937 and a Doctor of Medicinae degree from

Peking Union Medical College Peking Union Medical College (), founded in 1906, is a selective public medical college based in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class University Plan university. The school is tied to the Peking Un ...

in 1942. He studied

urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

under Xie Yuanfu (). He was accepted to

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

in 1947. After the founding of

Communist State A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Comint ...

, he worked at

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. In 1951, he and his medical teams participated in the

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. Wu joined the

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in 1956. In 1980, he was elected a fellow of the

. He served as vice-chairman of Central Committee of

in 1989, and three years later promoted to the chairman position. In 1993 he was promoted to become the vice-chairman of the

of the

, a position he held until 2003. On February 28, 2000, the Wu Jieping Medical Foundation was founded in Beijing. Wu died in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

on March 2, 2011.

Personal life

Wu was twice married. He married his first wife Zhao Junkai () at the age of 16 when he was a student in

, she died in 1978. A few years later, he married Gao Rui ().

References

External links

The Wu Jieping Medical Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Jieping 1917 births 2011 deaths Chinese urologists Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Members of the Jiusan Society Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Peking Union Medical College alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Scientists from Changzhou TWAS fellows University of Chicago alumni Yenching University alumni Politicians from Changzhou Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu