Zhou Youguang
Chinese economist and linguist, known as the "father of Pinyin".
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πBiography
Zhou Youguang was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, and sinologist. He is known as the "father of Pinyin", a system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese which was officially adopted by the Chinese government in 1958 and later by the ISO.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Led the committee that created Pinyin
- β¦Promoted literacy reform in China
- β¦Lived to be 111 years old
π¬Famous Quotes
"To see the country from the world, not the world from the country.
"God is too busy, he forgot me.
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