Der Ling 德齡

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Elisabeth Derling Yu

Chinese: 裕德齡
Also Known As: "Elizabeth Antoinette White", "Lizzie", "Princess Der Ling"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tientsin, China
Death: November 21, 1944 (59)
Berkeley, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Yü Keng 裕庚 and Louisa Pierson
Wife of Thaddeus Cohu White
Mother of Michael Te-Kong Hsueh and Thaddeus Raymond White
Sister of John Shuin-Ling Yü; Charles Hsing-Ling Yü and Rong Ling (Nellie) 容齡
Half sister of 奎齡

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About Der Ling 德齡

western name - Elizabeth Antoinette White - Lizzie

Married Thaddeus C White - in Shanghai 21 May 01

lectured Chinese at Berkeley. killed by Hit & run Nov 44


GEDCOM Source

@R1253755344@ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,1265::0

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"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of California; Year: 1905 1,1265::3025691

GEDCOM Source

@R1253755344@ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,1265::0

GEDCOM Source

"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of California; Year: 1905 1,1265::3025691

GEDCOM Source

@R1253755344@ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,1265::0

GEDCOM Source

"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of California; Year: 1905 1,1265::3025691

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Der Ling 德齡's Timeline

1885
June 8, 1885
Tientsin, China
1903
1903
Beijing, China
1905
1905
Age 19
Berkeley, California, United States
1912
July 29, 1912
1944
November 21, 1944
Age 59
Berkeley, United States

Princess Yu Derling lived with her husband Thaddeus White in Los Angeles, and had a son, Thaddeus Raymond White, who died young. She was in LA at least as late as 1938, when she is mentioned in the L.A. Times article about the Chinatown Mall. She was in Berkeley at least by the early 40's because she was teaching Chinese at UCB when, in 1944, she was struck by a car and killed. She was born in 1885, daughter of Lord Yu Keng, Minister successively to Japan and France and Chairman of the Tsongli Yamen. Her mother, Yu tai tai, was the daughter of an American father and Asian mother. Derling was educated in France and studied dance with Isadora Duncan. A most interesting woman.