Lin, Yutang
1895-1976 81 years
1895-1976 81 years
aka: Lin Hele (original name), "Yutang" is his
penname. (Lin is his surname)
Chinese (traditional):
林語堂
penname. (Lin is his surname)
Chinese (traditional):
林語堂
Chinese/American writer, professor
well-known for introducing Chinese thought into the
western world in English books.
born Fujian Province, China
father was a Christian missionary
Lin Yutang studied Christianity, but eventually rejected
it
educated in China, Harvard (US), Univ. of Leipzig
(Germany)
taught English at Peking Univ. 1923-26
lived in US most of later life.
frequently nominated for Nobel Prize, but never got it
died in Hong Kong, buried in Taiwan.
well-known for introducing Chinese thought into the
western world in English books.
born Fujian Province, China
father was a Christian missionary
Lin Yutang studied Christianity, but eventually rejected
it
educated in China, Harvard (US), Univ. of Leipzig
(Germany)
taught English at Peking Univ. 1923-26
lived in US most of later life.
frequently nominated for Nobel Prize, but never got it
died in Hong Kong, buried in Taiwan.
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
| Lin Yutang quotes Chuang Tzu but quotes him like a Christian, not like a man who understands. But he is certainly a good writer, and The Wisdom of China should be put alongside those very few books that represent a whole country... --Osho Books I Have Loved, ch. 14 |