Li Zhisui

Li Zhisui ( * 1920 in Beijing, China, † February 13, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) was the physician of Mao Zedong.

Li Zhisui, descendant of a long line of Chinese doctors, graduated in 1945 his medical studies at the Sichuan University from. From 1950 on, he belonged to the Medical Board, the Mao Zedong treated, 1954 Mao chose him as his personal personal physician from. This office he held until Mao's death in 1976. Subsequently, Li worked in various positions as a physician in China, 1988, he followed his wife 's two sons in the United States.

Published in 1994, Li Zhisui a translated into numerous languages ​​Mao biography, which was banned in China, and especially in English speaking countries bestseller.

Works

Li Zhisui: I was Mao's personal physician. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1994, ISBN 3-7857-0748-7 ( English edition: The Private Life of Chairman Mao Chatto & Windus, London 1994, ISBN 0-7011-4018-6. )