Yang Xianyi

Yang Xianyi
Yang in 1941
Born	(1915-01-10)January 10, 1915 Tianjin, Republic of China
Died	November 23, 2009(2009-11-23) (aged 94) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Other names	Yang Hsien-i
Occupation	Translator
Spouse	Gladys Yang
Children	3
Relatives	Yang Yi (sister)

Yang Xianyi (simplified Chinese: 杨宪益; traditional Chinese: 楊憲益; pinyin: Yáng Xiànyì; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsien-i; January 10, 1915 – November 23, 2009)^[1] was a Chinese literary translator, known for rendering many ancient and a few modern Chinese classics into English, including Dream of the Red Mansions.^[2]