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Hans Müller (physician)

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Hans Müller
Born(1915-01-13)13 January 1915
Zietenstr. 11, Düsseldorf-Golzheim, Germany
Died4 December 1994(1994-12-04) (aged 79)
Beijing, China
Resting placeBabaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, Beijing, China
OccupationMedical Doctor
Known forGerman-born Jewish doctor who was a medical doctor in China since 1939
Research effort into hepatitis B and development of a vaccine
Vice President of Beijing Medical University
SpouseKyoko Nakamura
Parents
  • Simon Fred Müller (died 1952) (father)
  • Henriette Müller (died 1949) (mother)

Dr. Hans Müller (13 January 1915 – 4 December 1994, Chinese: 汉斯·米勒; pinyin: Hànsī Mǐlè) was a German-born Ashkenazi Jewish physician who immigrated to China and made contributions to improving health care in China over several decades. Müller contributed in the research effort into hepatitis B and development of a vaccine, in addition, he became the Vice President of Beijing Medical University in China. Müller was also elected a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Early life

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Hans Müller was born in Düsseldorf-Golzheim, Germany as the only child of Henriette Müller née Ballin (a niece of the shipping magnate Albert Ballin, died 1949) and Simon Fred Müller (died 1952). His father owned an electrical goods factory in Düsseldorf. Because he was Jewish, Simon Fred Müller was held captive in the Theresienstadt concentration camp from 1942 to 1945.[citation needed]

Because it was difficult for a Jewish student to go to a German university at the time, Müller went to Switzerland to do so. Hans Müller went to study medicine at the University of Basel. At the University of Basel, he met a Chinese student named Chiang Zhaoxian, who told Müller about China, its culture, history and ongoing events.[1]

Career

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Hans Müller left Switzerland in April 1939 after receiving his doctorate and traveled to Hong Kong via Marseille. During June and July of the same year, he made his way to Yan'an via Nanning, Guiyang, Chongqing, Chengdu, Baoji, and Xi'an.[1]

In Yan'an, he met with Mao Zedong and worked in the emergency room of the International Peace Hospital.[1] He held medical posts in the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army, training many doctors.[1][2] After the war, he held a position in the Changchun Hospital. The further stages of his career were an appointment as Professor at the Shenyang Medical College, where he later served Dean and head of pediatrics, an appointment as Professor of Internal Medicine at Beijing's Jishuitan Hospital, and finally vice president of Beijing Medical University.[1] He conducted research in the areas of pediatric medicine and hepatitis B.

Honors and awards

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  • 1989: Outstanding International Medical Worker (Presented by the PRC Ministry of Health)

Personal

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Müller was married in 1949 to Kyoko Nakamura (中村京子) a Japanese nurse with whom he had a daughter (Mimi Müller, 米米, born 1950)[1][3] and a son (Dehua Muller, born 1953). He became a Chinese citizen in 1950.[1]

In 1994, Müller died in China after a long history of heart disease. Müller is buried at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.[3]

Legacy

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His personal artifacts have been donated to the Anti-Japanese War Museum in Beijing, China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Pan, Guang (2019), Pan, Guang (ed.), "Jewish Refugees and the Chinese People: Friendship in a Troubled Time", A Study of Jewish Refugees in China (1933–1945): History, Theories and the Chinese Pattern, Singapore: Springer, pp. 63–83, doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9483-6_6, ISBN 978-981-13-9483-6, S2CID 203457826, retrieved 2021-04-09
  2. ^ Pan Guang, Jews in China, China Intercontinental Press, 2005
  3. ^ a b c "'Tomb of Dr. Hans Müller in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery' University of Maine maine.com". Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved Dec 20, 2016.
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