Li Ao (academician)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ao
黎鳌
Born(1917-05-04)4 May 1917
Liuyang County, Hunan, China
Died21 August 1999(1999-08-21) (aged 82)
China
Scientific career
FieldsBurn, trauma
InstitutionsThird Military Medical University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese黎鳌
Traditional Chinese黎鰲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Áo

Li Ao (Chinese: 黎鳌; 4 May 1917 – 21 August 1999) was a Chinese engineer specializing in burn and trauma, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

Li was born in Liuyang County (now Liuyang), Hunan, on 4 May 1917, to Li Putang (黎溥棠), a teacher, and Zhou Xia (周霞), a housewife.[2] He was the oldest of five children.[2] Both his younger brothers Li Jieshou and Li Leishi were also academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[2] In 1935, he was accepted to Shanghai Medical College (now belonged to Fudan University), but transferred to Xiangya Medical College (now Xiangya Medical College of Central South University) in 1937 due to the Second Sino-Japanese War.[3] In 1939, Shanghai Medical College moved to Kunming, and Li returned to the college to finish his studies.[3]

After graduating in 1941, Li became a surgical assistant at Zhongzheng Medical College in Nanchang.[4]

In 1954, Li was transferred to the Seventh Military Medical University and worked at its First Affiliated Hospital.[4]

He died on 21 August 1999, at the age of 82.[4]

Honours and awards

  • 1985 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the study of burns[4]
  • 1989 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the study on the nature and pathogenesis of early pulmonary edema after inhalation injury[4]
  • 1994 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[5]

References

  1. ^ Wen Yujie (文玉洁); Huang Hao (黄皓) (13 May 2022). 陆军军医大学第一附属医院：让历史照进现实，让英雄走进心灵. 81.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Tian Wu (天吾) (29 August 2014). 中国医学界黎氏三兄弟：各领风骚铸传奇. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b 中国烧伤医学的主要开拓者——黎鳌. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e 黎鳌. library.hn.cn (in Chinese). 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ Liu Ying (刘颖) (11 April 2016). 这个浏阳家庭不简单！一家走出三位院士. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2023.