Lianyiqing, known as the “Father of Taiwan’s Anti-malaria”, passed away on February 16 at the age of 96. Lianyiqing has been researching tropical infectious diseases for many years, and the academic community feels reluctant. Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, said today that he is grateful to Lianyiqing for his research on insects and assisting Taiwan and other countries in the world to prevent and control pests and diseases. Issue a compliment order.
Lian Riqing was born in 1927, when Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule. When he was working in the Tropical Medicine Institute of Taipei Imperial University, he was encouraged by the scholar Omori Minami Saburo and began to work on tropical infectious diseases. After the end of World War II, he studied at Taiwan Provincial Teachers College Bachelor’s degree in English.
After several times, Li Qingqing entered the Taiwan Provincial Malaria Research Institute, dedicated to the work of malaria prevention, and with the efforts of everyone, successfully eradicated malaria in Taiwan. Lian Niqing later turned his attention to dengue fever and continued to study vector mosquitoes. He was also invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs many times to go to allies to assist in epidemic prevention. In his 70s and 80s, he still went to Sao Tome and Principe many times to help train local public health personnel and Established the epidemic control system, and was awarded the Special Diplomatic Medal.
The Taiwan Entomological Society Facebook posted on the 17th thatLian Riqing passed away on the evening of the 16th. “The death of a generation of masters is deeply saddened and mourned by the Taiwan Entomological Society and the later generations of the insect community.” At the same time, he also called on the academic community to inherit Lian Riqing’s persistence and research spirit.