Wang Jimin (王吉民) and History of Chinese Medicine (《中国医史》)

Abstract

Wang Jimin was not only a distinguished medical historian in modern China and an academician of the International Academy of the History of Science but also an originator of the first Museum of Chinese Medical History and of the Chinese Medical History Society. This study briefly introduces Wang's family academic history, his groundbreaking achievements in studies on medical history and the first monograph of History of Chinese Medicine (English edition) in China. It also reviews the foundation of the first Museum of Chinese Medical History.

Keywords

• zhong guo yi xue shi (《中国医史》history of chinese medicine)
• museum of chinese medical history (中国医史博物馆)
• wang jimin 王吉民)