Lin Yutang
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Lin Yutang was a renowned Chinese writer, translator, and inventor known for his witty essays, promotion of Chinese culture to Western audiences, and influential role in modern Chinese literature during the early 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lin Yutang canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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linguist ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Brilliant Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Saint John's University, Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Lin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
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lexicography ⓘ modern Chinese literature ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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non-fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Yutang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western understanding of Chinese culture
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modern Chinese literature ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| movement | modern Chinese literature ⓘ |
| name | Lin Yutang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 林語堂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing a Chinese indexing system
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inventing a Chinese typewriter ⓘ popularizing Chinese philosophy in the West ⓘ promoting Chinese culture to Western audiences ⓘ witty essays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Between Tears and Laughter
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Moment in Peking NERFINISHED ⓘ My Country and My People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Importance of Living NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wisdom of China and India NERFINISHED ⓘ With Love and Irony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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inventor ⓘ philosopher ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Banzai, Pinghe County, Fujian, Qing Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Christianity ⓘ Taoism ⓘ |
| residence |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingLanguage |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
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