1902 - 1993
Daisy Yen Wu Chinese Biologist
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Details
| Birthday |
12th June, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Shanghai, China
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| Died |
27th May, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Ithaca, New York, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
Chinese
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| Occupation Text |
Biochemist, philanthropist
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| Occupation |
Biologist
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| Year(s) Active |
1923–1993
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Daisy Yen Wu (Chinese: 吴严彩韵, 12 June 1902 – 27 May 1993) was the first Chinese woman engaged as an academic researcher in biochemistry and nutrition. Born into a wealthy industrial family in Shanghai, from a young age she was tutored in English and encouraged to study. She graduated from Nanjing Jinling Women's University in 1921 and then studied in the United States, graduating with a master's degree in biochemistry from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1923. Returning to China, she became an assistant professor at Peking Union Medical College between 1923 and her marriage at the end of 1924 to Hsien Wu. Collaborating with him, she conducted research on proteins and studied nutrition. After their marriage she continued to assist in the research conducted by Wu as an unpaid staff member until 1928. She and her husband collaborated in writing the first Chinese textbook on nutrition, which remained in print through the 1990s.
