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Zhang Xiaoqian

Zhang Xiaoqian
Born (1897-12-28)December 28, 1897
Changsha, Hunan, China
Died August 8, 1987(1987-08-08) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
Education Changjun High School
Hsiang-Ya Medical College
Peking Union Medical College
Medical career
Institutions Hsiang-Ya Hospital
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Specialism Internal medicine

Zhang Xiaoqian (simplified Chinese: 张孝骞; traditional Chinese: 張孝騫) was a Chinese physician and medical educator, he is considered to be the founder of the modern Chinese gastroenterology.

Zhang was elected an academician of the Academia Sinica in 1948 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955.

Zhang's grandfather Zeyong (Chinese: 張澤邕), used to be a peasant, while Zhang's father was a high school teacher.


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