nationality birth_date known_for article_title education name occupation
chinese 17 october 1908 translations yang jingnian
 national chengchi university , nankai university , oxford university yang jingnian -lrb- 杨敬年 -rrb- economist , translator
yang jingnian

yang jingnian -lrb- born october 17 , 1908 -rrb- is a chinese economist and translator from miluo , hunan province .
during 1932 he attended national chengchi university administration department .
graduating at 1936 , he joined the nankai university economic research institute .
nine years later , in 1945 , he learned politics in oxford university , specializing in economics .
in 1948 he has earned his phd , and at the same year he was assigned a professor in nankai university .
his main translations are : `` the wealth of nations '' by adam smith `` the economic development of france and germany 1814-1914 '' by sir john harold clapham `` history of economics analysis '' by joseph schumpeter .
in an interview on 2006 , he said his secret for longevity was balanced attitude , a constant use of the brain , learning new things frequently , and physical exercises for the body .
he also published an autobiography when he reached the age of 100 years .
