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Lin Huiyin

1904 - 1955

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Lin Huiyin (Chinese: 林徽因, born 林徽音; pinyin: Lín Huīyīn; 10 June 1904 – 1 April 1955; known as Phyllis Whei Yin Lin when studying in the United States) was a Chinese architect, writer, and poet. She is known to be the first female architect in modern China. Her husband was Liang Sicheng, named as the "father of modern Chinese architecture". In the ninth year of the Republic of China (1920), Lin Huiyin traveled to Europe with her father Lin Changmin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Huiyin is the 300th most popular architect (down from 276th in 2019), the 729th most popular biography from China (down from 708th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Lin Huiyin ranks 300 out of 518. Before her are Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, Pierre Cuypers, Dominikus Zimmermann, Sophia Hayden, Augustin Ehrensvärd, and Vlado Milunić. After her are Konstantin Thon, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, Trdat, Jakob Prandtauer, Heinrich von Ferstel, and Joseph Poelaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Lin Huiyin ranks 158. Before her are Nikos Skalkottas, Grete Stern, Dmitri Ivanenko, Joseph Schmidt, Pyotr Koshevoy, and Ray Bolger. After her are Oliver Macdonald, Giulio Gaudini, A. H. M. Jones, Armando Castellazzi, Chen Boda, and Salomėja Nėris. Among people deceased in 1955, Lin Huiyin ranks 90. Before her are Louis Charles Breguet, Jirō Minami, Guy Ropartz, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ramón Muttis, and Emmanuel de Martonne. After her are Margaret Abbott, Ahmad Qavam, Erwin von Lahousen, Hans Hedtoft, Rukhmabai, and Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Huiyin ranks 729 out of 1,610. Before her are Wang Can (177), Can Xue (1953), Ma Huateng (1971), Wang Meng (1308), King Hu (1932), and Ng Man-tat (1952). After her are Li Lisan (1899), Xie Lingyun (385), Li Siyuan (867), Chu Suiliang (597), Xu Qiliang (1950), and Empress Wang (-8).

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  • Photo of Wang Can

    Wang Can

    POLITICIAN

    177 - Present

    HPI: 60.15

    Rank: 723

  • Photo of Can Xue

    Can Xue

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 60.12

    Rank: 724

  • Photo of Ma Huateng

    Ma Huateng

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 60.08

    Rank: 725

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    PAINTER

    1308 - 1385

    HPI: 60.03

    Rank: 726

  • Photo of King Hu

    King Hu

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1932 - 1997

    HPI: 60.03

    Rank: 727

  • Photo of Ng Man-tat

    Ng Man-tat

    ACTOR

    1952 - 2021

    HPI: 60.02

    Rank: 728

  • Photo of Lin Huiyin

    Lin Huiyin

    ARCHITECT

    1904 - 1955

    HPI: 60.01

    Rank: 729

  • Photo of Li Lisan

    Li Lisan

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1967

    HPI: 60.00

    Rank: 730

  • Photo of Xie Lingyun

    Xie Lingyun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    385 - 433

    HPI: 59.98

    Rank: 731

  • Photo of Li Siyuan

    Li Siyuan

    POLITICIAN

    867 - 933

    HPI: 59.97

    Rank: 732

  • Photo of Chu Suiliang

    Chu Suiliang

    POLITICIAN

    597 - 658

    HPI: 59.92

    Rank: 733

  • Photo of Xu Qiliang

    Xu Qiliang

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - 2025

    HPI: 59.83

    Rank: 734

  • Photo of Empress Wang

    Empress Wang

    COMPANION

    8 BC - 23

    HPI: 59.83

    Rank: 735

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Among ARCHITECTS In China

Among architects born in China, Lin Huiyin ranks 3. Before her are I. M. Pei (1917), and Yan Liben (600). After her are Wang Shu (1963).

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