Yang Xianyi | |
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![]() Yang in 1941 | |
Born | |
Died | November 23, 2009 | (aged 94)
Other names | Yang Hsien-i |
Occupation | Translator |
Spouse | Gladys Yang |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Yang Yi (sister) |
Yang Xianyi (simplified Chinese: 杨宪益; traditional Chinese: 楊憲益; pinyin: Yáng Xiànyì; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsien-i; January 10, 1915 – November 23, 2009)[1] was a Chinese literary translator, known for rendering many ancient and a few modern Chinese classics into English, including Dream of the Red Mansions.[2]