Lin Wusong
{{Short description|Chinese translator (1928–2021)}}
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Lin Wusun ({{zh|s=林戊荪|t=林戊蓀|p=Lín Wùsūn}}; 1928 – 27 January 2021) was a Chinese translator.{{cite web |url=http://www.china.com.cn/fangtan/fyj/2011-11/16/content_23931088.htm |script-title=zh:林戊荪访谈 |date=2011-11-16 |publisher= |work=china.com.cn |language=zh}} He was the President of China International Publishing Group between 1988 and 1993, the Executive Vice-President of the Translators Association of China between 1992 and 2004, the Chief Editor of Chinese Translators Journal between 2002 and 2005.
Biography
Lin was born in 1928 in Tianjin. He studied English in Tianjin, Shanghai, and Calcutta.
In 1946, Lin went to study in the United States.
In 1950, Lin returned to China, he served as the president of China International Publishing Group between 1988 and 1993, he became the executive vice-president of the Translators Association of China between 1992 and 2004. In 1992, he was appointed the chief editor of Chinese Translators Journal. He passed away on 27 January 2021 at the age of 92.{{cite web |title=悼念追思著名资深翻译家林戊荪先生 |url=http://www.tagd.org.cn/Item/4061.aspx |website=TAGD |access-date=17 January 2024 |date=7 February 2021}}
Translations
- The Art of War (Sun Tzu) ({{zh|s=孙子兵法|links=no}})
- Sun Bin's Art of War (Sun Bin) ({{zh|s=孙膑兵法|links=no}})
- Analects (Confucius) ({{zh|s=论语|links=no}})
- Nanking Massacre ({{zh|s=南京大屠杀|links=no}})
- Tibetan ({{zh|s=西藏|links=no}})
- Precious Historical Treasures of the Potala Palace ({{zh|s=布达拉宫珍宝|links=no}})
- Silk Road ({{zh|s=丝绸之路|links=no}})
Awards
Lin was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.tac-online.org.cn/en/tran/2011-09/23/content_4627337.htm |title=Four translators received TAC's Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation |date=2011-09-23 |work=tac-online.org.cn |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031240/http://www.tac-online.org.cn/en/tran/2011-09/23/content_4627337.htm |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}{{cite web |url=http://news.ifeng.com/gundong/detail_2011_09/23/9430298_0.shtml |script-title=zh:高莽、林戊荪、江枫、李文俊获"翻译文化终身成就奖" |date=2011-09-23 |publisher= |work=iFeng |language=zh}}
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