Jiang Ying (musician)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.
Jiang Ying
蒋英
Jiang Ying in 1955
Born
蔣英

(1919-08-11)August 11, 1919
Haining, Zhejiang, China
DiedFebruary 5, 2012(2012-02-05) (aged 92)
Beijing, China
OccupationSinger
Spouse
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(m. 1947)​
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔣英
Simplified Chinese蒋英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎng Yīng

Jiang Ying (simplified Chinese: 蒋英; traditional Chinese: 蔣英; August 11, 1919 – February 5, 2012) was a Chinese opera singer and music teacher. She was the wife of Chinese rocket scientist Qian Xuesen, to whom she was married from 1947 until 2009 (his death).[1]

  1. ^ Chang, Iris (1995). Thread of the Silkworm. New York, NY: BasicBooks. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-465-08716-7.