Su X
The Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Beijing 100009, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2020 Jan 28;50(1):43-53. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2020.01.008.
Tang Tenghan (1900-1988), who was a famous pharmaceutical chemist in China, was born in Java, Indonesia. He received his PhD from Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Philosophy in Berlin University. After returning to China, Tang Tenghan was employed by Shandong University, National Pei Yang University, West China Union University and Tongji University, etc. He engaged in education and scientific research in Pharmacy, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He was one of early scholars using pharmacognosy, chemistry and pharmacology on Chinese materia medica. At the same time, he held the concurrent position in pharmaceutical factory and took charge the production of drugs. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he organized and led the anti-chemical agent research in Academy of Military Medical Sciences. In addition, Tang Tenghan contributed to the preparation of pharmacopoeia, the compilation of textbooks and the cultivation of talents. This paper made a detailed investigation of Tang Tenghan's lifework, analyzed the contribution and significance of his work in the history of Chemistry and Pharmacy, reflected the spirit of a generation of scientists.
汤腾汉（1900 - 1988），中国著名药物化学家，出生于印度尼西亚爪哇。他在德国柏林大学哲学系药学院获得博士学位。回国后，汤腾汉先后受聘于山东大学、国立北洋大学、华西协和大学和同济大学等，从事药学、化学及化工方面的教育与科研工作。他是最早运用生药学、化学和药理学方法研究中药的学者之一。同时，他还兼任药厂职务，负责药品生产。新中国成立后，他在军事医学科学院组织并领导防化剂研究工作。此外，汤腾汉还为药典编写、教材编撰及人才培养做出了贡献。本文对汤腾汉的毕生工作进行了详细考察，分析了他的工作在化学和药学史上的贡献及意义，展现了一代科学家的精神风貌。
