Feng Zhi

Feng Zhi (Chinese: 馮至; pinyin: Féng Zhì; Wade–Giles: Feng Chih; 17 September 1905 – 22 February 1993) was a Chinese writer and translator. He was also the director and then honorary director of the Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences since 1964.^[1]

Born(1905-09-17)17 September 1905

Zhuozhou, Qing China

Died22 February 1993(1993-02-22) (aged 87)

Beijing, China

LanguageMandarin

AlmamaterPeking University
Heidelberg University

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Feng Zhi
Born	(1905-09-17)17 September 1905 Zhuozhou, Qing China
Died	22 February 1993(1993-02-22) (aged 87) Beijing, China
Language	Mandarin
Alma mater	Peking University Heidelberg University
Notable awards	Goethe Medal

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Feng published several collections of poems, including Songs of Yesterday and Northern Journey and Other Poems, in his early life.^[1] Then he went to Germany and introduced the poetry of Rilke, Goethe, Heine, along with Novalis afterwards, thus he was bestowed Goethe Medal in the 1980s. He was also a scholar of Du Fu.^[2]