Yung Wing
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Yung Wing (simplified Chinese: 容闳; traditional Chinese: 容閎; pinyin: Róng Hóng; Jyutping: Jung4 Wang4; November 17, 1828 – April 21, 1912)[1] was a Chinese-American diplomat and businessman. In 1854, he became the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university, Yale College. He was involved in business transactions between China and the United States and brought students from China to study in the United States on the Chinese Educational Mission. He became a naturalized American citizen, but his status was later revoked under the Naturalization Act of 1870.[2]
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Born | (1828-11-17)17 November 1828 | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 April 1912(1912-04-21) (aged 83) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Education | Yale University | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Mary Kellogg | ||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 容閎 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 容闳 | ||||||||||||||||
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