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Qian Xiuling

Native name: 錢秀玲

Also known as: Siou-Ling Tsien de Perlinghi, Tsien Siou-ling

Place of birth:

Yixing Show on Google Maps

Citizenship:

Republic of China, Belgium

Death date:

2008-08-01

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Qian Xiuling (13 March 1913 – 1 August 2008), or Siou-Ling Tsien de Perlinghi, was a Chinese-Belgian scientist who won a medal for saving nearly 100 lives during World War II in Belgium. She had a street named after her and a 16-episode TV drama was made of her life for Chinese television. She has been called the "Belgian Schindler".

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Science and academia scientist Yixing Republic of China Belgium

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