# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chen-ning-yang
# Generated: 2026-09-01T16:11:13.520Z

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name: "Chen-ning Yang"
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description: "Yang Chen-Ning also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle physics and condensed matter physics."
tagline: "Chinese physicist (1922–2025)"
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birthDate: "1922-10-01"
deathDate: "2025-10-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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