Obituaries Related to "Yang" from New York Times Archive
Edward Yang, 59, Director Prominent in New Taiwan Cinema, Is Dead
A leading figure in the New Taiwan cinema movement of the 1980s, Mr. Yang was best known for “Yi Yi,” about one family’s life in Taipei.
Jerry Yang, Who Did Early Cloning Work, Dies at 49
Dr. Yang was a reproductive biologist who did early work on the cloning of farm animals and helped establish the safety of meat and milk produced by cloned cattle.
Yang Xianyi, Translator of Chinese Works, Dies at 94
Mr. Yang, a translator renowned for his skill at rendering both classic and contemporary Chinese literature into English, was regarded as the greatest translator of 20th-century China.
Gen. Yang Baibing Dies at 93; Led Tiananmen Crackdown
General Yang carried out the suppression of student-led protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and was later purged for accruing too much power.
Yang Jiang Dies at 104; Revered Writer Witnessed China’s Cultural Revolution
Ms. Yang’s popular memoir told of the forced rural labor she and her novelist husband endured. Her translation of “Don Quixote” is regarded as the definitive one in Chinese.
Notable Deaths 2016: Yang Jiang
Cho Yang-ho, 70, Dies; Expanded Korean Air Amid Scandals
Recently stripped of a board seat in his family’s empire, Mr. Cho had been caught up in corruption investigations and a daughter’s “nut rage” incident.
Death to the Meritocracy With Andrew Yang
The 2020 contender talks Trump, jobs and higher education.
Linda Yang, Who Offered Advice for Urban Gardeners, Dies at 83
Ms. Yang grew trees, flowers and herbs on a 19th-floor terrace. She was a contributor to The New York Times from 1979 until 1995.
Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53
With her husband, she founded Prairie Seeds Academy in Minneapolis, a charter school centered on Hmong language, culture and heritage. She died of the coronavirus.
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Fauja Singh, Marathon Runner at an Advanced Age, Is Dead
Competing in London in 2011, he claimed to be 100, though his exact age remained a mystery. “I run while talking to God,” he said in explaining his endurance.
Fanny Howe, Poet of Unsettled Dreams, Is Dead at 84
Her heritage, as a scion of Boston Brahmins and the mother of biracial children, shaped a discursive verse style that veiled sharp edges and melancholy resolutions.
Muhammadu Buhari, Strongman President of Nigeria, Dies at 82
A former feared military leader, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another in 2019, but struggled to make good on promises to tackle corruption and terrorism.
Charles Reinhart, 94, Dies; Steered Modern Dance Into the Mainstream
As the director of the American Dance Festival, he oversaw the growth of diverse dance traditions, both in the United States and abroad.
Samuel Abt, Reporter Who Covered Tour de France for Decades, Dies at 91
An authority on cycling, he wrote about the elite race for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, bringing wider attention to it.
Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good
He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet.”
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