Lou Zhicen

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Lou Zhicen
楼之岑
Lou Zhicen (left) and Tu Youyou in 1951.
Born	(1920-01-28)January 28, 1920 Xiaofeng County, Zhejiang, China
Died	March 23, 1995(1995-03-23) (aged 75) Beijing, China
Alma mater	National Military Medical Academy University of London
Scientific career
Fields	Pharmacognosy
Institutions	Peking University Medical School
Notable students	Tu Youyou

Lou Zhicen (simplified Chinese: 楼之岑; traditional Chinese: 樓之岑; pinyin: Lóu Zhīcén; 28 January 1920 – 23 March 1995) was a Chinese pharmacognosist and educator. Lou comes from a long line doctors and graduated from the University of London. Lou was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^[1] He was vice-president of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association (CPA) and a member of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission. He was chief editor of Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal and Bulletin of Chinese Materia Medica, and associate chief editor of Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. Lou was the graduate tutor of Tu Youyou, who is a renowned pharmaceutical chemist, educator and Nobel laureate.^[2]