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 Zhaowu | |
|---|---|
何兆武 | |
| Born | September 14, 1921 Beijing, China |
| Died | May 28, 2021 (aged 99) Beijing, China |
| 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 |
Biography
editHe 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]
Works
edit- 中国思想发展史 [History of Chinese Thought Development] (in Chinese). Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei People's Publishing House. 2007. ISBN 9787216051354.
- 上学记 [Biography of Going to School] (in Chinese). Beijing: Joint Publishing. 2006. ISBN 9787108025104.
Translations
edit- Bertrand Russell (1963). A History of Western Philosophy (in Chinese). Beijing: Commercial Press. ISBN 9787100004824.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2003). The Social Contract (in Chinese). Beijing: Commercial Press. ISBN 9787100037259.
- Immanuel Kant (2014). Critical Essays on Historical Rationality (in Chinese). Tianjin: Tianjin People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787201086415.
- Edmund Burke (2010). Reflections on the Revolution in France (in Chinese). Beijing: Commercial Press. ISBN 9787100032490.
- Blaise Pascal (1985). Pensées (in Chinese). Beijing: Commercial Press. ISBN 9787100022842.
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Jiang Yan (姜妍) (28 May 2021). 何兆武：人生追求的是一种心安理得，内心的平静. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Huang Qian (黄茜) (30 May 2021). 翻译家、历史学家何兆武先生仙逝，享年100岁. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Cheng Ting (程婷); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (28 May 2021). 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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.