Lai He (Chinese: 賴和; pinyin: Lai He; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Loā Hô) (28 May 1894 – 31 January 1943) was a Taiwanese poet who was born in Changhua Hsien, Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian-Taiwan-Province, Qing Taiwan (modern-day Changhua, Taiwan). He was a medical doctor but had enormous fame in literature. His poetry works were especially praised, and Lai was commonly known as one of Taiwan's most representative poets. He is also hailed as the "Father of Modern Taiwanese Literature".
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28 May 1894
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31 January 1943 (aged 48)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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