Qian Xiuling (1913–2008)

Born 1913 CE, died 2008 CE.

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".

Text from the Wikipedia article Qian_Xiuling, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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