Lin Yutang (1895.10.10-1976.3.26) was born in Longxi, Fujian (now Zhangzhou, Fujian). Formerly known as Lehe, later changed to Yutang, later changed to Yutang. Pen names donkey, zai Yu, qi Qing, etc. , is a famous contemporary writer in China.

19 12 Lin Yutang entered Shanghai St. John's University and taught in Tsinghua University after graduation. 1965438+went to the literature department of Harvard University in the autumn of 2009. 1922 received a master of arts degree. In the same year, he transferred to Leipzig University in Germany to study linguistics. From 65438 to 0923, he returned to China as Professor Peking University, Dean of Beijing Women's Normal University and Head of the English Department. 1924, he is one of the main authors of Yu Si. 65438-0926, went to Xiamen University as the dean of literature, writing essays and learning languages. 1927 secretary of the Ministry of foreign affairs. 1932 edited by the Analects of Confucius. 1934 founded the human world, and 1935 founded the cosmic wind, which advocated "self-centered, leisure-oriented" essays and became the main figures of the critics. After 1935, he wrote "My Country and My People" in English in the United States, and wrote cultural works and novels such as "The Wind is Trembling" in France.

1944 once returned to China to give lectures in Chongqing. 1945 went to Singapore to set up Nanyang University as the president. 1947 director of fine arts and literature, UNESCO. 1952 co-founded tianfeng magazine in the United States. 1966 settled in Taiwan Province province. 1967 was employed as a research professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1975 was elected as the vice president of International PEN. 1976 died in Hong Kong.