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Yang Chen-Ning

Chinese physicist (1922–2025)

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Yang Chen-Ning also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle physics and condensed matter physics.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Hefei wd
Died
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Place of death
Beijing wd
Citizenship
People's Republic of China, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist wd
Education
National Southwestern Associated University, Tsinghua University, University of Chicago, Peking University, Nankai University wd
Spouse
Du Zhili, Weng Fan wd

Awards wd

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1957)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1962)
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1962)
  • Rumford Prize (1980)
  • honorary doctor of the Fudan University (1984)
  • National Medal of Science (1986)
  • Oskar Klein Medal (1988)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1992)
  • doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1992)
  • Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (1994)
  • Albert Einstein Medal (1995)

Questions

When was Yang Chen-Ning born?
Yang Chen-Ning was born on 1 October 1922 in Hefei.
Where did Yang Chen-Ning study?
Yang Chen-Ning was educated at National Southwestern Associated University, Tsinghua University, University of Chicago, Peking University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Yang Chen-Ning · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q181369 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Yang.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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