Zhou Youguang was a prominent Chinese economist, linguist, businessman, and publisher born on January 13, 1906. He is best known for creating Pinyin, the romanization system for Mandarin Chinese, which was adopted by the Chinese government in 1958 and recognized by the United Nations in 1986. Zhou lived to the remarkable age of 111, passing away on January 14, 2017, in Beijing. His contributions to linguistics and language education have had a lasting impact on the teaching and understanding of the Chinese language.
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Meaning of the name - Zhou
The meaning of the surname Zhou is unclear, but it is often associated with concepts like 'strength', 'prosperity', and 'leadership'.
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Zhou Youguang belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Changzhou Fu
Place of Death: Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Educated At: No.1 High School Affiliated to East China Normal University | Changzhou Senior High School | St. John's University | East China Normal University | Kyoto University | University of Tokyo
Occupation: linguist | university teacher | Esperantist | banker | translator | economist
Spouses: Zhang Yunhe
Children: Zhou Xiaoping
Employers: Renmin University of China | Fudan University | Peking University
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 13, 1906
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 13, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 13, 2026 |
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| Sun | 22 Capricorn 38 | 23 Capricorn 31 | 22 Taurus 0 |
| Moon | 29 Leo 18 | 26 Scorpio 40 | 2 Aquarius 26 |
| Mercury | 1 Capricorn 5 | 18 Capricorn 33 | 27 Aries 57 |
| Venus | 15 Capricorn 1 | 25 Capricorn 12 | 14 Gemini 9 |
| Mars | 13 Pisces 6 | 22 Capricorn 29 | 10 Gemini 21 |
| Jupiter | 26 Taurus 15 | 19 Cancer 40 | 12 Gemini 11 |
| Saturn | 0 Pisces 57 | 26 Pisces 56 | 13 Pisces 55 |
| Uranus | 5 Capricorn 24 | 27 Taurus 40 | 8 Capricorn 4 |
| Neptune | 8 Cancer 39 | 29 Pisces 42 | 8 Cancer 26 |
| Pluto | 21 Gemini 10 | 3 Aquarius 6 | 21 Gemini 31 |
| Rahu | 22 Leo 27 | 11 Pisces 29 | 16 Leo 6 |
| Ketu | 22 Aquarius 27 | 11 Virgo 29 | 16 Aquarius 6 |
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