About Cheung-Koon Yim
Lived 1936 – 2025 (aged 88). Cheung-Koon Yim was an Uruguayan architect and teacher.
Cheung-Koon Yim, affectionately known as Chino Yim (11 December 1936 – 8 November 2025), was a Chinese-born architect and university professor, active in Uruguay.
Biography Yim was born in Beijing. He arrived in Uruguay aged 16, together with his family, fleeing from the Chinese Civil War. Upon arrival in Montevideo, he started a quick adaptation process, learning Spanish in record time.
He decided to establish the Uruguay-China Cultural Integration Centre, becoming its first teacher. In 1985, he helped erect the monument to the philosopher Confucius in Parque Rodó. He died on 8 November 2025 in Montevideo, aged 88.
Yim married three times and was father of four: Nanshi, Ania, Yuyú, and Iang.
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Who was Cheung-Koon Yim?
Chinese-born Uruguayan architect (1936–2025)
When was Cheung-Koon Yim born?
Cheung-Koon Yim was born on 11 December 1936 in Beijing.
When did Cheung-Koon Yim die?
Cheung-Koon Yim died on 8 November 2025 in Montevideo.
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Cheung-Koon Yim was an architect and teacher.
What nationality was Cheung-Koon Yim?
Cheung-Koon Yim was Uruguayan.
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