Zhong Nanshan
Zhong Nanshan FRCPE FRCP FRCPI (born 20 October 1936) is a Chinese pulmonologist. He was president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease. He is a recipient of Medal of the Republic, the highest honour of China.
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钟南山 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Zhong in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Delegate to the National People's Congress (11th, 12th) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office March 2008 – March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Wu Bangguo→Zhang Dejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (8th, 9th, 10th) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office March 1993 – March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Li Ruihuan→Jia Qinglin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Delegate to the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (17th) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1997–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General Secretary | Hu Jintao | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1936 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Li Shaofen
(m. 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University Health Science Center University of Edinburgh Medical School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | pulmonologist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Medal of the Republic (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Discovering the SARS coronavirus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fields | Pulmonology, respiratory diseases | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases Guangzhou Medical University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 钟南山 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鍾南山 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Zhong South-mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhong earned international fame for managing the SARS outbreak and was renowned for refuting the official line which downplayed the severity of the crisis. He was voted one of China's top 10 scientists in 2010.
During the COVID-19 pandemic which was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, Zhong was a leading advisor in managing the crisis, suggesting evidence-based control measures to contain the disease and sharing the successful treatment plan with the international community. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.