[KS] Zhou Youguang

[Michael Duffy]

In view of the recent correspondence on the list about romanisation, it seems appropriate to mark the passing of one of the most successful praticioners of the art.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/world/asia/zhou-youguang-who-made-writing-chinese-as-simple-as-abc-dies-at-111.html?_r=0

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Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/world/asia/zhou-youguang-who-made-writing-chinese-as-simple-as-abc-dies-at-111.html?_r=0>
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Mr. Zhou created the Pinyin system of Romanized Chinese, which vastly increased literacy in China and eased the agonies of foreigners studying the language.


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