Guo Moruo

Guo Moruo
郭沫若
President of the University of Science and Technology of China
In office
1958–1978
Succeeded byYan Jici (1980)
Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office
1949–1978
Succeeded byFang Yi
Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
In office
1949–1978
Succeeded byZhou Yang
Personal details
Born(1892-11-16)16 November 1892
Leshan, Sichuan, Qing dynasty
Died12 June 1978(1978-06-12) (aged 85)
Beijing, China
Spouses
Zhang Jinghua (1890–1980)
(m. 1912)
Sato Tomiko (1894–1995)
(m. 1916)
Yu Liqun (1916–1979)
(m. 1939)
Domestic partner(s)Yu Lizhen (1912–1937)
Huang Dinghui (1907–2017)
Children8 sons and 3 daughters
Alma materKyushu University
Awards1948 Research Fellow of the Academia Sinica
Writing career
Pen nameDingtang (鼎堂)
Language
PeriodModern (20th century)
Genres
Literary movement
Years activefrom 1916
Chinese name
Chinese郭沫若
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Mòruò
Wade–GilesKuo1 Mo4-jo4
IPA[kwó mwôɻwô]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwok3 Mut6-joek6
IPA[kʷɔk̚˧ mut̚˨ jœk̚˨]
Courtesy name
Chinese鼎堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDǐngtáng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese郭開貞
Simplified Chinese郭开贞
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Kāizhēn

Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978),[1] courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.

  1. ^ "Raise a glass to painter Fu Baoshi, MA". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-26.