Luo Nian Sheng

Luo Niansheng (; 12 July 1904 – 10 April 1990) was a Chinese translator. He was known for translating Ancient Greek literature into Chinese.

Biography Luo was born in Weiyuan County, Sichuan in July 1904.

He entered Tsinghua University in 1922. After graduation, Luo studied in Ohio State University, Columbia University and Cornell University. Luo returned to China in 1934, and he worked as a professor in Peking University, Sichuan University, and Tsinghua University. Later, Luo was transferred to Chinese Academy of Social Science to work as a researcher.

Luo died of cancer in Beijing in 1990, at the age of 86.

Works Translations Works of Aeschylus Works of Sophocles Works of Euripides Works of Aristophanes Aristotle's Rhetoric Aristotle's Poetics Aesop's Fables Parallel Lives

Awards and Honour Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences - The Highest Prize for Literature and Art (December 1987)

Personal life Luo married Ma Wanyi . The couple had two sons, Luo Jinlin and Luo Jinwen .