Yang Jiang

Yang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 杨绛; traditional Chinese: 楊絳; pinyin: Yáng Jiàng; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016), born Yang Jikang (simplified Chinese: 杨季康; traditional Chinese: 楊季康; pinyin: Yáng Jìkāng), was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. She wrote several successful comedies. She was the first Chinese person to produce a complete Chinese version of Don Quixote from the Spanish original.^[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

Jiang Yang
Born	(1911-07-17)17 July 1911 Beijing, Qing Dynasty
Died	25 May 2016(2016-05-25) (aged 104) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Soochow University Tsinghua University University of Oxford University of Paris
Spouse	Qian Zhongshu ​ (m. 1935⁠–⁠1998)​
Children	Qian Yuan (1937-1997)
Parent(s)	Yang Yinhang (father, 1878-1945)
Relatives	Yang Yinyu (aunt, 1884-1938)

Death

On 25 May 2016, Yang died at the age of 104 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing.^[2]

Related pages

• List of Chinese writers