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Birth Name: ้ข้พๆธ
Born: 21 November 1910 Died: 19 December 1998
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China
Relationship Status: Married
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Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 โ December 19, 1998), also transliterated as Ch'ien Chung-shu or Dzien Tsoong-su, was a renowned 20th century Chinese literary scholar and writer, known for his wit and erudition.
He is best known for his satirical novel Fortress Besieged . His works of nonfiction are characterized by large amount of quotations in both Chinese and Western languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin. He also played an important role in digitizing Chinese classics late in his life.
He is a graduate of Tsinghua University in 1933 and Oxford University (UK) in 1938.
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