Feng Zhi
Feng Zhi (Chinese: 馮至; pinyin: Féng Zhì; Wade–Giles: Feng Chih; 17 September 1905 – 22 February 1993) was a Chinese writer and translator. He was also the director and then honorary director of the Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences since 1964.[1]
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| Born | 17 September 1905 Zhuozhou, Qing China |
| Died | 22 February 1993 (aged 87) Beijing, China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Alma mater | Peking University Heidelberg University |
| Notable awards | Goethe Medal |
Feng published several collections of poems, including Songs of Yesterday and Northern Journey and Other Poems, in his early life.[1] Then he went to Germany and introduced the poetry of Rilke, Goethe, Heine, along with Novalis afterwards, thus he was bestowed Goethe Medal in the 1980s. He was also a scholar of Du Fu.[2]
References
- 中国大百科全书（第二版） [Encyclopedia of China (2nd Edition)] (in Chinese). Vol. 6. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. pp. 578–9. ISBN 978-7-500-07958-3.
- Chang, Kang-i Sun (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature, Volume II: From 1375. Cambridge University Press. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-521-85559-4.
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