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Herman Yau · Alexandria

Person · 1961 CE

Herman Yau

Also known as

Alan Chan
Alan Chan
Herman Yau Lai-to
Herman Yau Lai-to
Herman Yau Lai-To
Khâu Lễ Đào

Image illustrating Herman Yau — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Herman Yausee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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