He Zhaowu | |
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何兆武 | |
Born |
Beijing, China | September 14, 1921
Died | May 28, 2021 Beijing, China | (aged 99)
Occupation(s) | Historian, translator |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy of history |
Sub-discipline | History of Western Philosophy |
Institutions | Tsinghua University |
He Zhaowu ( Chinese: 何兆武; pinyin: Hé Zhàowǔ; 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.
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]
He Zhaowu | |
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何兆武 | |
Born |
Beijing, China | September 14, 1921
Died | May 28, 2021 Beijing, China | (aged 99)
Occupation(s) | Historian, translator |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy of history |
Sub-discipline | History of Western Philosophy |
Institutions | Tsinghua University |
He Zhaowu ( Chinese: 何兆武; pinyin: Hé Zhàowǔ; 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.
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]