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Li Zhisui
Chinese physician (1919-1995) · Doctors · Died at 75
Li Zhisui was a Chinese American physician and Mao Zedong's personal doctor and confidant. He was born in Beijing, Republican China in 1919. He studied medicine during World War II at the Medical School of West China Union University.
Li Zhisui is read about 263 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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After emigrating to the United States, he wrote a biography of Mao entitled The Private Life of Chairman Mao, in which he described Mao as selfish, cruel, having a craving for young women, and poor personal hygiene. The biography was based on his recollection of journals he had kept, and later found expedient to destroy, while a doctor to Mao.
