Zhou Youguang
Zhou Youguang was born on January 13, 1906. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Zhou Youguang
Zhou Youguang (Chinese: 周有光; pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuguāng, born Zhou Yaoping; 13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017), also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, linguist, sinologist, and supercentenarian. He has been credited as the father of pinyin, the most popular romanization system for Chinese, which was adopted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1958, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1982, and the United Nations in 1986.