Obituaries Related to "Yang" from New York Times Archive
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.
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.
Death to the Meritocracy With Andrew Yang
The 2020 contender talks Trump, jobs and higher education.
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.
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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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Thomas O. Hicks, Texas Money Man Who Owned 3 Teams, Dies at 79
A master of leveraged buyouts, he bought baseball and hockey teams in Texas and an English soccer club, only to lose them in an avalanche of debt.
Donald McIntyre, 91, Dies; Starred in New Vision of Wagner’s Operas
As Wotan in Patrice Chéreau’s neo-Marxist staging of the “Ring” cycle, he was part of a celebrated, polarizing moment in opera history.
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55
Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.
Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92
The first Black person to hold that cabinet position, he resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s major legislative effort to improve public education nationwide.
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60
As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a new sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the 1990s.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
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