About Ru Long
Lived 1916 – 1991 (aged 74–75). Ru Long was a Chinese translator.
Ru Long (; 1916 – July 1991) was a Chinese translator and professor.
He was one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the Russian novelist Anton Chekhov.
Biography Ru was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu in 1916. His father was an officer in Pingsui Railway Bureau.
At the age of 6 Ru settled in Beijing with his family. He graduated from Beijing North China High School .
Ru worked as the chief editor in Shanghai Pingming Publishing Company in 1952 and he joined the China Writers Association in 1955. The Biography of Maxim Gorky (Rushin) The Resurrection (Leo Tolstoy)
Personal life Ru married English literature translator Wen Ying , the couple had a son and a daughter, Ru Qihe and Ru Yiling , both are English literature translators.
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Who was Ru Long?
Chinese translator
When was Ru Long born?
Ru Long was born in 1916 in Suzhou.
When did Ru Long die?
Ru Long died on 13 July 1991 in Beijing.
What was Ru Long's occupation?
Ru Long was a translator.
What nationality was Ru Long?
Ru Long was Chinese.
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