马海德(原名乔治·海德姆)祖籍黎巴嫩,一九一○年出生于美国纽约州布法罗市一个炼钢工人家庭。贫穷的家境,铸就了马海德倔强的性格,他的学业,是依靠自己半工半读完成的。他先是考入了大资本家洛克菲勒办的美国医科大学,并在日内瓦医科大学获得了医学博士学位。后来到上海,与两位美国朋友开了一家诊所。再后来,经宋庆龄介绍,与斯诺冲过封锁线,一九三六年到达延安。在这里,他被高尚的共产党人深深地感动,并赢得了党的信 Mahad (formerly known as George Heidem) native of Lebanon, was born in 1910 in Buffalo, New York, United States, a steel worker’s family. Poor family, molded Ma Haide stubborn character, his studies, is to rely on their own work-study completed. He first enrolled in the American Medical University run by the capitalist Rockefeller and received his MD from Geneva Medical University. Later came to Shanghai and opened a clinic with two American friends. Later, introduced by Soong Ching Ling, Snow crossed the blockade line and arrived in Yenan in 1936. Here he was deeply moved by the noble communists and won the party’s letter