Hans Müller (physician) explained

Hans Müller
Birth Date:13 January 1915
Birth Place:Zietenstr. 11, Düsseldorf-Golzheim, Germany
Death Place:Beijing, China
Resting Place:Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, Beijing, China
Occupation:Medical Doctor
Known For:German-born Jewish doctor who was a medical doctor in China since 1939
Research effort into hepatitis B and development of a vaccine
Vice President of Beijing Medical University
Spouse:Kyoko Nakamura
Mother:Henriette Müller (died 1949)
Father:Simon Fred Müller (died 1952)

Dr. Hans Müller (13 January 1915 – 4 December 1994,) was a German-born Ashkenazi Jewish physician who immigrated to China and made contributions to improving health care in China over several decades. Müller contributed in the research effort into hepatitis B and development of a vaccine, in addition, he became the Vice President of Beijing Medical University in China. Müller was also elected a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life

Hans Müller was born in Düsseldorf-Golzheim, Germany as the only child of Henriette Müller née Ballin (a niece of the shipping magnate Albert Ballin, died 1949) and Simon Fred Müller (died 1952). His father owned an electrical goods factory in Düsseldorf. Because he was Jewish, Simon Fred Müller was held captive in the Theresienstadt concentration camp from 1942 to 1945.

Because it was difficult for a Jewish student to go to a German university at the time, Müller went to Switzerland to do so. Hans Müller went to study medicine at the University of Basel. At the University of Basel, he met a Chinese student named Chiang Zhaoxian, who told Müller about China, its culture, history and ongoing events.

Career

Hans Müller left Switzerland in April 1939 after receiving his doctorate and traveled to Hong Kong via Marseille. During June and July of the same year, he made his way to Yan'an via Nanning, Guiyang, Chongqing, Chengdu, Baoji, and Xi'an.

In Yan'an, he met with Mao Zedong and worked in the emergency room of the International Peace Hospital. He held medical posts in the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army, training many doctors.[1] After the war, he held a position in the Changchun Hospital. The further stages of his career were an appointment as Professor at the Shenyang Medical College, where he later served Dean and head of pediatrics, an appointment as Professor of Internal Medicine at Beijing's Jishuitan Hospital, and finally vice president of Beijing Medical University. He conducted research in the areas of pediatric medicine and hepatitis B.

Honors and awards

Personal

Müller was married in 1949 to Kyoko Nakamura (中村京子) a Japanese nurse with whom he had a daughter (Mimi Müller, 米米, born 1950) and a son (Dehua Muller, born 1953). He became a Chinese citizen in 1950.

In 1994, Müller died in China after a long history of heart disease. Müller is buried at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.[2]

Legacy

His personal artifacts have been donated to the Anti-Japanese War Museum in Beijing, China.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Pan Guang, Jews in China, China Intercontinental Press, 2005
  2. Web site: 'Tomb of Dr. Hans Müller in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery' University of Maine maine.com . Dec 20, 2016 . April 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202219/http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/HistoricBeijing/Babaoshan/pages/048_Babaoshan.html . dead .