Chang Kuo Chou

Chang Kuo Chou - First pharmacist of Taiwan

Chang Kuo Chou (February 1, 1906 - August 24, 1975) was a scholar, calligrapher, and is widely considered to be the Father of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Taiwan.[1]

Early life

Chang Kuo Chou was born and grew up in Chiayi, near present day Tainan as the second child of LiuBian (劉邊) and JianWei (簡未). He was adopted by ChangWen (張文) and JianGe (江葛)[2] for work in the agriculture fields. Although assigned to farm labor, during his free time Chang Kuo Chou showed a keen interest for learning with activities such as writing Chinese characters on the ground.

Education and Career

First post-war pharmacist license issued by Taiwan

At a time when illiteracy and poverty were common, Chang Kuo Chou convinced JiaYi (嘉義) , the village elder to subsidize his education in Japan. In 1930, Chang Kuo Chou graduated from Japan’s Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences and returned to Taiwan to be the country’s first pharmacist.[3] Over the next few years he used compounding techniques and revolutionized medicine by creating a set of powdered formulas that incorporated elements of both western and eastern medicine. His products are still popular today. Stomachin is Taiwan’s number one selling powdered medicine. His book, Essentials of Pharmacopia 藥典輯要 is still available today.

Calligraphy

Chang Kuo Chou's calligraphy works won many awards including Japanese Calligraphy and Taiwanese Banner (參加「日本書道作振會」之兩件作品分別為楷書〈永成家之光〉條幅及行書〈趙孟頫題董元溪岸圖〉條幅 皆獲得「入選」).

References

  1. zh:張國周
  2. [依據江家日治時期之戶籍謄本記錄]
  3. [藥劑師執照通過考試由台灣省衛生局發照]


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