Chiang Yee
(1903-1977)

Died aged 74

Chiang Yee (simplified Chinese: 蒋彝; traditional Chinese: 蔣彝; pinyin: Jiǎng Yí; Wade–Giles: Chiang I; 19 May 1903 – 26 October 1977), self-styled as "The Silent Traveller" (哑行者), was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher. The success of The Silent Traveller: A Chinese Artist in Lakeland (1937) was followed by a series of books in the same vein, all of which he illustrated himself.

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Chiang Yee 蒋彝 1903-1977 Artist and writer 'The Silent Traveller' lodged here with the Keene family 1940-1955

28 Southmoor Road, Oxford, United Kingdom where they lodged (1940-1955)