Chao Yuen Ren was a graduate student studying German and French from 1910 to 1915. As a linguist, he also learned many dialects of Chinese (including the Fukienese and Changsha dialects) and studied Sanskrit at Harvard. Mr. Chao also studied mathematics and philosophy. He developed the national romanization of Chinese called Gwoyeu Romatzyh/Guoyu luomazi that was adopted by the Chinese government in 1928. He also produced a Chinese dictionary called “Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese” in 1946. He translated several English books into Chinese, including Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” In addition, he also composed songs, including “How Can I Help Thinking of You?”