Chao Yuen Ren

Yuen Ren Chao was a Chinese-American linguist, musician, and polymath. Applying modern linguistic theory and scientific methods to the study of Chinese phonology, dialects, and grammar, Chao was a leading advocate of the National Language Movement and a principal architect of the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization system.

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Who was born first?

• Chao Yuen Ren and Sayyid Darwish were born the same year
• Chao Yuen Ren and Arthur Honegger were born the same year
• Chao Yuen Ren and Paul Abraham were born the same year
• Chao Yuen Ren and Darius Milhaud were born the same year
• Chao Yuen Ren and Thomas Mitchell were born the same year

Timeline

1. Arthur HoneggerMarch 10, 1892 – November 27, 1955
2. Chao Yuen Ren (this page)November 3, 1892 – February 24, 1982
3. Darius MilhaudSeptember 4, 1892 – June 22, 1974
4. Paul AbrahamNovember 2, 1892 – May 6, 1960
5. Sayyid DarwishMarch 17, 1892 – 1923
6. Thomas MitchellJuly 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962

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