# 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. His Mandarin Primer was among the most widely used Chinese textbooks of the twentieth century. From 1938 onward, he lived in the United States.

*Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/chao-yuen-ren

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1892-11-03
- **Died:** 1982-02-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.7 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/4472421)
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- [تشاو يوين رين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [ইউয়েন রেন চাও](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93)
- [Chao Yuen Ren](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Yuen_Ren)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Zhao Yuanren](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Yuanren)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Chao Yuen Ren](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Yuen_Ren)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [趙元任](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E5%85%83%E4%BB%BB)
- [자오위안런](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%90%EC%98%A4%EC%9C%84%EC%95%88%EB%9F%B0)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Zhao Yuanren](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Yuanren)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [Чжао Юаньжэнь](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BE_%D0%AE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%8C)
- [Џао Јуенжен](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%B0%D0%BE_%D0%88%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Yuen Ren Chao](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Ren_Chao)
- [趙元任](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E5%85%83%E4%BB%BB)
- [Tiō Goân-jīm](https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C5%8D_Go%C3%A2n-j%C4%ABm)
- [趙元任](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E5%85%83%E4%BB%BB)
- [赵元任](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%B5%E5%85%83%E4%BB%BB)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d3d0d80a-edfb-4dbc-9b8c-2f505dad3242)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557556)

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