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Wang Yizhu

Chinese translator and scholar (1925–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Wang Yizhu (simplified Chinese: 王以铸; traditional Chinese: 王以鑄; pinyin: Wāng Yǐzhù; 1925 – 18 June 2019) was a Chinese translator and scholar. Wang masters Chinese, classical Greek, Latin, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Hebrew.[1] In the Chinese academic society, he was accounted as the only scholar who has the ability to talk with Qian Zhongshu in different languages.[2]

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Biography

Wang was born in a wealthy family in Tianjin in 1925. During his childhood, Wang lived in Tianjin concession, he learned English and French by himself.[1]

Wang was a graduate student in English language at the Peking University, he stayed at home learned Japanese, German and Italian by himself about seven years.[1]

During the Chinese Civil War, Wang taught at Tianjin Nankai School.[1]

After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in the People's Literature Publishing House.[1]

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Wang was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to work in Xianning.[1]

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Wang married translator Cui Miaoying (崔妙音), she was a graduate student in English language at the Fu Jen Catholic University, she masters English, French and German.[12]

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