Zhang Yushu

Zhang Yushu

Zhang Yushu (April 1934 - January 5, 2019), male, born in Shanghai, is a professor, doctoral supervisor and senior translator of German Department of School of foreign languages of Peking University. He has translated Zweig's works such as letter from an unknown woman.

On January 5, 2019, he died peacefully in the Third Hospital of Peking University at the age of 85.

Life of the characters

He was born in Shanghai in April 1934.

In 1953, he was admitted to the Department of western languages of Peking University and majored in German. After graduating in 1957, he stayed in the university to teach.

He has been teaching assistant, lecturer and associate professor of German major in Department of western languages of Peking University. He was a professor in 1984 and was specially appointed as one of the first batch of doctoral tutors in 1985.

He once served as chairman of the academic committee of the Department of western languages, Peking University, director of the German teaching and research section of the Department of western languages, and director of the world literature research center of the Department of western languages, Peking University.

He joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1984.

In 1999, the annual journal of Chinese and German language, literature and culture, literaturstra ß e, was founded. Since 2002, it has become the first academic journal published in German by Chinese scholars.

In 2006, he founded German literature and literary criticism.

On January 5, 2019, he died peacefully in the Third Hospital of Peking University at the age of 85.

Academic part time job

He is vice president of China German teaching and Research Association, member of China Writers Association, visiting professor of bairoette University, director of German East Asia science forum of Tubingen University, director of international Germanic society and director of international Zweig society.

Character works

His translation and research focuses on Heine, Schiller and Zweig, and extends to German Romanticism, German Weimar classical literature and German literature at the turn of the 19th / 20th century. He has written monographs Heine Schiller Zweig, commentary on Zweig, German anthology meinwegzur literaturstra ß e, editor in chief and main translator Heine's Anthology (four volume edition) and Schiller's works The six volume edition and the four volume edition of the works of szweig are recognized as the authoritative Chinese versions. Translation of Schiller's plays William Trier, Warren Stein and robber, translation of Zweig's novels anxiety of heart, letter from a strange woman, etc., Zweig's autobiography yesterday's world, drama Maria Stuart (by Schiller), works poetry collection (by Heine), Legrand collection, on Romanticism, etc.

Get honor

Professor Zhang Yushu enjoys a high reputation in the international academic circles. He was awarded the honorary doctorate of Tubingen University in Germany and a Humboldt scholar. Enjoy the special allowance of the State Council.

He was awarded the title of "excellent translator" by the Chinese Translators Association.