Lin Yutang biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Lin Yutang

Author Name:

Lin Yutang

Born As:

Lin Yutang

Other Names:

Born:

10 Oct 1895

Died:

26 Mar 1976




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Inventor and writer                          
                          
Wife, Lin Tsui-feng - Mrs. Lin Yutang was a cookbook author whose authentic recipes did a great deal to popularize the art of Chinese cookery in America. 

Daughters Lin Hsiang Ju and Lin Tai-Yi.  Lin Tai-Yi was the General Editor of Chinese Readers' Digest from 1965 until her retirement in 1988.                          
                          
Dr. Lin was buried at his home in Yangmingshan, Taipei, Taiwan. His home has been turned into a museum, which is operated by Taipei-based Soochow University. The town of Lin's birth, Banzi, has also preserved the original Lin home and turned it into a museum.