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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.
Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang.The novel, Lin's first, covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Uprising, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the Warlord Era, the rise of nationalism and communism, and the start of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.
Lin Yutang, chief editor of the Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage Ming Kwai typewriter invented by Lin Yutang. [2] Lin Yutang (1895–1976) was an influential Chinese scholar, linguist, educator, inventor, translator, and author of works in Chinese and English.
Lin Yu-tang [a] (Chinese: 林昱堂; born 11 May 2000) is a Taiwanese long jumper. He was the 2023 indoor and outdoor Asian Champion in the long jump. In 2023, he set a Chinese Taipei record leap of 8.40 m, qualifying him for his first Olympic Games in Paris .
A Leaf in the Storm, a Novel of War-Swept China is a novel written in English by Lin Yutang, published in 1941 by John Day Company. Set in Beiping (Beijing) when it was controlled by the Japanese, the novel describes the years of the Second Sino-Japanese War before the American entrance in 1941. It is a sequel to Lin's Moment in Peking.
Lin Yutang's MingKwai typewriter, as illustrated in its patent application. The inventor, linguist, and author Lin Yutang (1895–1976) filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an electric typewriter for Chinese on 17 April 1946, which was granted on 14 October 1952. [13]
Chinatown Family is a 1948 novel by Lin Yutang set in New York City's Chinatown of the 1920s and 1930s, concerning the experiences of the Fongs, a Chinese-American family in becoming successful by hard work and endurance in a sometimes less than welcoming America.
Yutang may refer to: Bai Yutang, fictional character from the Chinese novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants; Li Yutang (1899–1951), Chinese general; Lin Yutang (1895–1976), Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator; Lin Yutang House, former residence of Lin Yutang in Taipei, Taiwan