Li Zhisui
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Born | 1919 |
Died | 13 February 1995 (aged 75) Carol Stream, Illinois, United States |
Citizenship | China United States (since 1988)[1] |
Alma mater | West China Union University |
Occupation | Physician of Mao Zedong |
Notable work | Private Life of Chairman Mao |
Spouse | Lilian Wu Shenxian |
Children | Li Chong, Li Erchong |
Li Zhisui (simplified Chinese:
In the summer of 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, Mao's wife, Jiang Qing, placed Li's life in danger by accusing him of trying to poison her. Li managed to hide, living incognito with the workers of the Beijing Textile Factory. These workers were among the 30,000 Mao dispatched to Qinghua University to quell the warfare there between two factions of the Red Guards.
On 13 February 1995, Li died following a heart attack at his son's house in Carol Stream, Illinois, where he had been living since emigrating.
Li was interested in psychiatry. In October 1986, Li wrote the preface for the first Chinese textbook on psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacological Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders edited by Tsai Neng (蔡能) and Shi Hong-zhang (
Work[edit]
- The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Private Physician, publ. Random House, New York (1994), ISBN 0-679-76443-7
References[edit]
- ^ Southerl, Daniel (February 20, 1995). "Li Zhisui, Physician, Biographer of Mao Zedong, Dies at Age 75". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Derek Davies, OBITUARY: Li Zhisui, The Independent, 17 February 1995
- ^ a b Chen, David W. (February 15, 1995). "Dr. Li Zhisui, 75, Who Wrote Memoir Critical of Mao". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- Li Zhisui on Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009 Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine