1892 - 1982
Chao Yuen Ren Chinese Linguist
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Details
| First Name |
Chao
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| Middle Name |
Yuen
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| Last Name |
Ren
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| Alternative Name |
Yuen Ren Chao
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| Birthday |
3rd November, 1892
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| Birthplace |
Tianjin, China
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| Died |
25th February, 1982
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| Place of Death |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
Chinese
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| Occupation Text |
Linguist, composer
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| Occupation |
Linguist
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Chao Yuen Ren (Chinese: 趙元任; pinyin: Zhào Yuánrèn; 3 November 1892 – 25 February 1982) (known in the West as Yuen Ren Chao) was a Chinese-American linguist, educator, scholar, poet, and composer, who contributed to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar.
Chao was born and raised in China, then attended university in the United States, where he earned degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University.
A naturally-gifted polyglot and linguist, his Mandarin Primer was one of the most widely used Mandarin Chinese textbooks in the 20th century.
He invented the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization scheme, which, unlike pinyin and other romanization systems, can transcribe Mandarin Chinese pronunciation without needing diacritics to indicate tones.
