张孔来

Zhang Konglai is an author concerned with medicine and public health. Public information about him is limited; what is known is that two of his works are held in the collection. His representative works include Medicine in Rural China, which turns its attention to medical conditions in the Chinese countryside and is a field-oriented piece of medical writing, and Bridging the Gap: Epidemiology, Medicine and Public Health, which begins with the connections among epidemiology, clinical medicine and public health and discusses how disciplines and practice can be linked. The two books fall under the categories of social science and medicine, showing that the author cares both about grassroots medical realities and about the dissemination and application of public health knowledge. His writing is problem-oriented, draws on specific fields, and emphasizes facts and argument, addressing readers interested in rural medicine and public health. As no clear records of his birth and death dates, nationality, education or positions are available, no speculation is made here; the introduction is limited to the subjects and orientation of his works.