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Lin Yutang
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Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)
Lin Yutang was a Chinese writer, inventor, and thinker who lived from 1895 to 1976 and became known for bridging Eastern and Western cultures through his novels and philosophical works. He matters because he helped introduce Chinese thought and literature to Western audiences during a transformative period in modern history.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 44
Top works
- The Wisdon Of Confucius
- On The Wisdom of America
- Lin Yutang Wisdom Of India
- Imperial Peking
- MOMENT IN PEKING
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1895-10-10 ) 10 October 1895, Banzai, Fujian , Qing China
- Died
- 26 March 1976 (1976-03-26) (aged 80), British Hong Kong
- Education
- St. John's University, Shanghai ( BA ) Harvard University Leipzig University ( PhD )
- Occupations
- Linguist, novelist, philosopher, translator
- Spouse
- Lin Tsui-feng (née Liao)
- Children
- Adet Lin Lin Tai-yi Lin Hsiang-ju
- Traditional chinese
- 林語堂
- Simplified chinese
- 林语堂
- Hanyu pinyin
- Lín Yǔtáng
- Bopomofo
- ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩˇ ㄊㄤˊ
- Gwoyeu romatzyh
- Lin Yeutarng
- Wade giles
- Lin Yü -tʻang
- Ipa
- [li ̌ n y ̀ .tʰa ̌ ŋ]
- Jyutping
- Lam4 jyu5-tong4
- Hokkien poj
- Lîm Gí-tông
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Place of birth
- Banzai
- Place of death
- British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- St. John's University
- Employer
- Peking University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- August Conrady
- Field of work
- English-language literature
- Official website
- www.linyutang.org.tw
- Image
- Linyutang.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1895-10-10
- date of death
- 1976-03-26
- Commons category
- Lin Yutang
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- place of burial
- Taipei
- writing language
- Chinese
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Encyclopedic overview
Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese writer, linguist, and inventor. A prolific bilingual writer in both Chinese and English, he was celebrated for pioneering a humorous prose style in modern Chinese literature and for serving as a cultural bridge between China and the West, most notably through My Country and My People (1935) and his English translations of Chinese classics. As a linguist, he compiled a series of ESL textbooks for Chinese learners in the 1930s and later produced an English–Chinese dictionary in the 1970s. As an inventor, he designed a Chinese typewriter, which was patented in the United States in 1952, though it was never mass-produced. From 1940 to 1973, Lin received six nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Early life
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