Mei Shaowu (simplified Chinese: 梅绍武; traditional Chinese: 梅紹武; pinyin: Méi Shàowǔ; 22 December 1928 – 28 September 2005) was a Chinese translator, author and scholar who was honorary president of the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall (梅兰芳纪念馆) and president of the Mei Lanfang Literature and Art Research Association (梅兰芳文化艺术研究会).[1] He also was a researcher in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Mei Shaowu
Native name
梅绍武
Born
Mei Baozhen (梅葆珍) (1928-12-22)December 22, 1928 Beijing, China
Died
September 28, 2005(2005-09-28) (aged 76) Beijing, China
Mei was born Mei Baozhen (梅葆珍; Méi Bǎozhēn) in December 1928 in Beijing, with his ancestral home in Taizhou, Jiangsu, the son of Fu Zhifang (福芝芳), a Beijing opera actress, and Mei Lanfang, also a Beijing opera actor.[2] His elder brother, Mei Baochen (梅葆琛) (1925 - 2008), an architect who was graduated from Aurora University. His younger brother, Mei Baojiu, a Beijing opera actor, was born in 1934. His younger sister, Mei Baoyue (梅葆玥) (1930 - 2000), a Beijing opera actress who graduated from Aurora University.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Mei Lanfang escaped from Beijing and settled in Hong Kong, Mei and his brother attended Lingnan Secondary School (岭南中学).
Mei entered Hangchow University in 1946, majoring in engineering at the Department of Engineering.
In 1947, Mei was admitted to Yenching University, majoring in English at the Department of Western Languages, he took French and German as elective courses. After graduating in 1952 he was appointed to the Beijing Library (北京图书馆), then he was transferred to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[2]
Mei died of colon cancer at Beijing Tumour Hospital on September 28, 2005.
^Conan Doyle (2012-07-01). 福尔摩斯探案精选 [The Selected Works of Sherlock Holmes] (in Chinese). Beijing: China International Translation Press. ISBN9787500134633.
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