药物化学家汤腾汉

Pharmaceutical chemist Tang Tenghan

汤腾汉(1900—1988)是中国著名药物化学家。他生于印度尼西亚爪哇省,在柏林大学哲学系药学院取得博士学位。回国后,他先后在山东大学、北洋大学工学院、华西协合大学、同济大学等高校从事药学、化学和化工专业的教育和科研工作。他是中国早期对中药进行生药研究、化学研究及药理研究的学者之一。同时,他长期兼任药厂职务,指导药品的实际生产工作。新中国成立后,他组织领导了军事医学科学院的防化学毒剂研究。此外,汤腾汉的贡献还体现在药典编写、教材编审、人才培养等方面。通过对汤腾汉一生的工作进行详细考察,分析汤腾汉的工作在中国化学史、药学史上的贡献及意义,能够体现出以汤腾汉为代表的一代科学家的思想和精神。

Tang Tenghan(1900—1988),who was a famous pharmaceutical chemist in China,was born in Java,Indonesia.He received his PhD from Institute of Pharmacy,Department of Philosophy in Berlin University.After returning to China,Tang Tenghan was employed by Shandong University,National Pei Yang University,West China Union University and Tongji University,etc.He engaged in education and scientific research in Pharmacy,Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.He was one of early scholars using pharmacognosy,chemistry and pharmacology on Chinese materia medica.At the same time,he held the concurrent position in pharmaceutical factory and took charge the production of drugs.After the founding of the People's Republic of China,he organized and led the anti-chemical agent research in Academy of Military Medical Sciences.In addition,Tang Tenghan contributed to the preparation of pharmacopoeia,the compilation of textbooks and the cultivation of talents.This paper made a detailed investigation of Tang Tenghan's lifework,analyzed the contribution and significance of his work in the history of Chemistry and Pharmacy,reflected the spirit of a generation of scientists.