Lu Gwei-djen

Lu Gwei-djen

Lu Gwei-Djen (zh-cpw|c=魯桂珍|p=Lǔ Guìzhēn|w=Lu Kuichen) (1904－1991) was an expert on the History of science and technology in China, doctor of nutriology. She is an important researcher and co-author of the project "Science and Civilisation in China" series (SCC, also known as "History of Science in China" in Asia) led by Joseph Needham. She is well known as Needham's long-time assistant, co-author, Chinese language teacher and his second wife. Both Lu Gwei-Djen and Needham's first wife, Dorothy, were founding fellows of Lucy Cavendish College, a college in the University of Cambridge founded in 1965 and where women of any age over 21 can study at the University of Cambridge.

References

*Wang Guozhong (1999). "Lu Guizhen and Joseph Needham". Guiyang: Guizhou People's Press. ISBN 7-221-04546-1. p. 1-29, 231-236.


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