About Song Zhaolin
Lived 1928 – 2011 (aged 82–83). Song Zhaolin was a Chinese translator.
Song Zhaolin (; 1928 – 7 June 2011) was a Chinese translator. He was most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the novels of Jane Eyre, A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield.
Biography Song was born in Jinhua, Zhejiang, in 1928. In 1953 he graduated from Zhejiang University, where he majored in English language and literature. He started to publish works in 1950. In 1984 he joined the China Writers Association. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On June 7, 2011, he died at the age of 83.
Personal life Song had three sons.
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Who was Song Zhaolin?
Chinese translator
When was Song Zhaolin born?
Song Zhaolin was born in 1928 in Jinhua.
When did Song Zhaolin die?
Song Zhaolin died in 2011 in People's Republic of China.
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Song Zhaolin was a translator.
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Song Zhaolin was Chinese.
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