Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang (Chinese: 林語堂; October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. He had an informal style in both Chinese and English, and he made compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English. Some of his writings criticized the racism and imperialism of the West.
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林語堂 | |
Lin Yutang, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 | |
| Born | October 10, 1895 |
| Died | March 26, 1976 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Saint John's University Harvard University Leipzig University |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, novelist, philosopher, translator |
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| Traditional Chinese | 林語堂 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林语堂 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Lîm Gí-tông | ||||||||||||||||||
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