Lin Yaohua | |
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Born |
Gutian County, Fujian |
March 27, 1910
Died | November 27, 2000 Beijing, China |
(aged 90)
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | sociologist and anthropologist |
Lin Yaohua (Chinese: 林耀华; pinyin: Lín Yàohuá, March 27, 1910 - November 27, 2000) was a leading Chinese sociologist and anthropologist. He was noted for his studies of Chinese family structures, as well as work on China's minority ethnic groups, particularly the Yi people. He also collaborated with Fei Xiaotong on works about ethnology in China.
Lin Yaohua was born in Gutian County, Fujian, on March 27, 1910. In 1935, he earned his Master's Degree from Yenching University. In 1940, he earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University.