He Zhaowu Explained

He Zhaowu
Native Name:何兆武
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:14 September 1921
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Death Place:Beijing, China
Occupation:Historian, translator
Alma Mater:National Southwestern Associated University
Discipline:Philosophy of history
Sub Discipline:History of Western Philosophy
Workplaces:Tsinghua University

He Zhaowu (; September 14, 1921 – May 28, 2021) was a Chinese historian, translator, and professor at Tsinghua University.[1] He was proficient in English, French and German.

Biography

He was born in Beijing, on September 14, 1921, while his ancestral home was in Yueyang, Hunan.[2] In 1939, he was accepted to the National Southwestern Associated University, where he graduated in 1943. From 1956 to 1986, he worked at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as an assistant research fellow and then research fellow. In 1986, he joined the faculty of Tsinghua University. He was a guest professor at Columbia University and the University of Marburg. He died in Beijing, on May 28, 2021, aged 99.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jiang Yan (Chinese: 姜妍). https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/162217311814748.html . zh:何兆武:人生追求的是一种心安理得,内心的平静 . Beijing News . 28 May 2021 . 31 May 2021 . zh.
  2. News: Huang Qian (Chinese: 黄茜). https://new.qq.com/omn/20210530/20210530A00ZER00.html . zh:翻译家、历史学家何兆武先生仙逝,享年100岁 . qq.com . 30 May 2021 . 31 May 2021 . zh.
  3. News: Cheng Ting (Chinese: 程婷). Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_12891222_1 . zh:历史学家、思想文化史学家、翻译家何兆武逝世,享年99岁 . thepaper.cn . 28 May 2021 . 31 May 2021 . zh.