Tian Dawei

Tian Dawei
Native name
田大畏
BornAugust 1931
Beijing, China
DiedJune 12, 2013(2013-06-12) (aged 81)
China
OccupationTranslator
LanguageChinese, Russian
Alma materNorth China University of Technology
Period1950–2000
GenreNovel
Notable worksThe Gulag Archipelago
RelativesTian Han (father)
An E (mother)

Tian Dawei (Chinese: 田大畏; pinyin: Tián Dàwèi; August 1931 – 12 June 2013) was a Chinese translator and official. He served as vice president of the National Library of China, and was an official in the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Tian was among the first in China who translated some works of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn into Chinese.[2]

  1. ^ 田汉之子、著名俄语翻译家田大畏去世 享年82岁. People's Daily (in Chinese). 2013.
  2. ^ 田汉之子、著名俄语翻译家田大畏去世 享年82岁. China News (in Chinese). 2013.