Zhou Youguang
Zhou Youguang ( Chinese 周有光 , Pinyin Zhōu Yǒuguāng ; actually 周耀平 , Zhōu Yàopíng ; born January 13, 1906 in Changzhou ; † January 14, 2017 in Beijing ) was a Chinese economist and linguist who, with Pinyin, was the official transcription of Chinese in Latin has developed.
Life
Zhou Youguang studied economics and linguistics at Saint John's University in Shanghai from 1923 . In 1925 he left the university during the May 30th Movement and continued his studies at the Eastern China Pedagogical University , which is also in Shanghai, until 1927 .
As a representative of a Chinese bank, Zhou lived in New York City from 1946 to 1949 . From 1949 to 1955 he taught as a professor of economics at Fudan University in Shanghai, while also attending lectures in linguistics . From 1956 to 1988 he was a member of the Chinese Font Reform Committee. During the Cultural Revolution of 1966, he was sent to a labor camp for two years from 1969. He is the inventor of pinyin , the official transcription of Chinese into Latin script.
On January 13, 2016, Zhou celebrated his 110th birthday. He was married to Zhang Yunhe from 1933 until her death in 2002, with whom he had two children. He died the day after his 111th birthday.
Publications (selection)
- The historical evolution of Chinese languages and scripts . National East Asian Languages Resource Center, Columbus (Ohio) 2003, ISBN 0-87415-349-2 .
literature
- Cornelia Schindelin, On the history of quantitative-linguistic research in China . In: Reinhard Köhler et al. (Ed.): Quantitative Linguistics. An international manual . De Gruyter, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-11-015578-8 , pp. 96-115 (on Zhou pp. 99f.).
- Sharon LaFraniere, A Chinese Voice of Dissent That Took Its Time , New York Times , March 2, 2012
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zhou Youguang, Father of Chinese Romanization System, dies . ( Memento of January 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Star Tribune , January 14, 2017, accessed on January 14, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Shuan Sim: Zhou Youguang Birthday: 'Father of Pinyin' Turns 109: Still Fighting For Democracy . International Business Times , January 13, 2015, accessed January 14, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Margalit Foxjan: Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111 , The New York Times , January 14, 2017
- ↑ Bernhard Zand: GLOBAL VILLAGE: How a trained banker made the world language Chinese readable for non-Chinese . In: Der Spiegel . No. 6 , 2014, p. 96 ( online ).
- ↑ The father of "Pinyin" celebrates his 110th birthday . China Radio International (CRI), January 14, 2016, accessed January 14, 2017.
- ↑ China's Zhou Youguang, father of Pinyin writing system, dies aged 111 , bbc.com, January 14, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhou, Youguang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 周有光; Zhōu Yǒuguāng; Zhou Yaoping; 周耀平; Zhōu Yàopíng |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese economist and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Changzhou |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 2017 |
| Place of death | Beijing |