Lin Yutang

Lin Yutang
林語堂
Lin photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten
Born	(1895-10-10)October 10, 1895 Banzai, Fujian
Died	March 26, 1976(1976-03-26) (aged 80) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	Saint John's University Harvard University Leipzig University
Occupation(s)	Linguist, novelist, philosopher, translator
Spouse	Liao Tsui-feng
Children	3, including Adet and Lin
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	林語堂
Simplified Chinese	林语堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Yǔtáng Bopomofo ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩˇ ㄊㄤˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Lin Yeutarng Wade–Giles Lin2 Yü3-tʻang2 IPA [lǐn ỳ.tʰǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lam4 jyu5-tong4 IPA [lɐm˩ jy˩˧ tʰɔŋ˩] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lîm Gí-tông

Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 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 the Chinese classics into English. Some of his writings criticized the racism and imperialism of the West.^[1]