Erwin von Zach
Sinologist (1872-1942) · Austria · On the map · Writers · Died at 69
Erwin Julius Ritter von Zach was an Austrian-Hungary diplomat and sinologist noted for his studies of Chinese literature and its translation, as well as his often harsh criticism of other scholars' work.
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His German translations of the early Chinese anthology Selections of Refined Literature and the collected poems of Li Bai and Han Yu are still the only complete translations into a Western language; he also translated the collected poems of Du Fu.
Country
Austria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1942 · aged 69
