About Witold Jabłoński
Lived 1901 – 1957 (aged 56). Witold Jabłoński was a Polish sinologist and university teacher.
Witold Jabłoński (10 January 1901 7 July 1957) (Chinese name ) was a Polish sinologist, professor at the University of Warsaw.
Before the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a professor at Tsinghua University. He made translations of Chinese classic works and modern Chinese literature. His nearly complete draft translation of Zhuangzi was burned in the Warsaw Uprising, but he published a translation in 1953. In 1955, he participated in discussions surrounding the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme. He died in Beijing in 1957.
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Who was Witold Jabłoński?
Polish sinologist (1901-1957)
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Witold Jabłoński was born on 10 January 1901.
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Witold Jabłoński died on 23 July 1957 in Beijing.
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Witold Jabłoński was a sinologist and university teacher.
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Witold Jabłoński was Polish.
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