10/03/2021
Dr. Wu Lien-teh's 142nd Birthday
Wu Lien-teh - Physician
Wu Lien-teh, also known as Goh Lean Tuck and Ng Leen Tuck in
Minnan and Cantonese transliteration respectively, was a Malayan physician renowned for his work in public health and particularly, the Manchurian plague of 1910–11. Wu was the first medical student of Chinese descent to study at the University of Cambridge. Wikipedia
Born: 10 March 1879, Penang, Malaysia
Died: 21 January 1960, Penang, Malaysia
Nationality: Chinese
Known for: Work on the Manchurian Plague of 1910–11
Education: University of Cambridge, Penang Free School, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge