# 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:** 1 October 1922 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Hefei ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P19))
- **Died:** 18 October 2025 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P570))
- **Place of death:** Beijing ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P20))
- **Citizenship:** People's Republic of China; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; theoretical physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P106))
- **Education:** National Southwestern Associated University; Tsinghua University; University of Chicago; Peking University; Nankai University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P69))
- **Spouse:** Du Zhili; Weng Fan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P26))
- **Awards:** 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; Guggenheim Fellowship; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship; Rumford Prize; honorary doctor of the Fudan University; National Medal of Science; Oskar Klein Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University; Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science; Albert Einstein Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yang Chen-Ning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Chen-Ning) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q181369](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181369) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Yang.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yang.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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