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Lin Yutang

1895 - 1976

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Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. One scholar commented that Lin's "particular blend of sophistication and casualness found a wide audience, and he became a major humorous and critical presence", and he made compilations and translations of the Chinese classics into English. His My Country and My People (1935) reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Some of his writings criticized the racism and imperialism of the West. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Yutang is the 1,182nd most popular writer (up from 1,330th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from China (up from 382nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Chinese Writer.

Lin Yutang is a Chinese writer and philosopher. He is most famous for his book The Wisdom of Confucius, which is one of the most influential books on the philosophy of Confucianism.

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Among writers, Lin Yutang ranks 1,182 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophia Tolstaya, Khaled Hosseini, Michel Butor, Cai Yan, Sami Frashëri, and Anne Rice. After him are Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Donna Leon, Bernardino de Sahagún, Joanot Martorell, Zachris Topelius, and Jernej Kopitar.

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Among people born in 1895, Lin Yutang ranks 75. Before him are Pavel Sukhoi, Wilhelm Gustloff, Friedrich Jeckeln, Robert Graves, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, and Marcel Pagnol. After him are Ferdinand Čatloš, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, B. H. Liddell Hart, Jean Giono, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, and Walter Dornberger. Among people deceased in 1976, Lin Yutang ranks 50. Before him are Dalton Trumbo, George Ostrogorsky, Murtala Mohammed, Paul Lazarsfeld, Mukesh, and Yukio Goto. After him are Kazi Nazrul Islam, Eileen Gray, Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, Phil Ochs, and Lee J. Cobb.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 306 out of 1,610. Before him are Fan Li (-500), Emperor Zhenzong (968), Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Gan Ning (175), Trisong Detsen (742), and Cai Yan (177). After him are Wu Zixu (-526), Feng Yuxiang (1882), Lu Xun (183), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), and Xiahou Yuan (200).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 23. Before him are Jin Yong (1924), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Kang Youwei (1858), Pu Songling (1640), Ouyang Xiu (1007), and Cai Yan (177). After him are Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu You (1125), Meng Haoran (690), Lao She (1899), Lu Yu (733), and Yan Fu (1854).

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