Guo Moruo

Guo Moruo
郭沫若
President of the University of Science and Technology of China
In office
1958–1978
Succeeded byYan Jici (1980)
Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office
1949–1978
Succeeded byFang Yi
Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
In office
1949–1978
Succeeded byZhou Yang
Personal details
Born(1892-11-16)16 November 1892
Leshan, Sichuan, Qing dynasty
Died12 June 1978(1978-06-12) (aged 85)
Beijing, China
Spouses
Zhang Jinghua (1890–1980)
(m. 1912)
    Sato Tomiko (1894–1995)
    (m. 1916)
      Yu Liqun (1916–1979)
      (m. 1939)
      Domestic partner(s)Yu Lizhen (1912–1937)
      Huang Dinghui (1907–2017)
      Children8 sons and 3 daughters
      Alma materKyushu University
      Awards1948 Research Fellow of the Academia Sinica
      Writing career
      Pen nameDingtang (鼎堂)
      Language
      PeriodModern (20th century)
      Genres
      Literary movement
      Years activefrom 1916
      Chinese name
      Chinese郭沫若
      Transcriptions
      Standard Mandarin
      Hanyu PinyinGuō Mòruò
      Wade–GilesKuo1 Mo4-jo4
      IPA[kwó mwôɻwô]
      Yue: Cantonese
      JyutpingGwok3 Mut6-joek6
      IPA[kʷɔk̚˧ mut̚˨ jœk̚˨]
      Courtesy name
      Chinese鼎堂
      Transcriptions
      Standard Mandarin
      Hanyu PinyinDǐngtáng
      Birth name
      Traditional Chinese郭開貞
      Simplified Chinese郭开贞
      Transcriptions
      Standard Mandarin
      Hanyu PinyinGuō Kāizhēn

      Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.