Arthur Waley
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 57 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 19,1889 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Date of died | June 27,1966 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Traditional Chinese | 亞瑟・偉利 |
| Simplified Chinese | 亚瑟・伟利 |
| Parents | David Frederick Schloss |
| Born | Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| United Kingdom | |
| Current partner | Alison Waley |
| Place of burial | Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| King's College, Cambridge | |
| Books | The No Plays of Japan |
| Chinese Poems | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 731006 |
Arthur Waley Life story
Arthur David Waley CH CBE was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Among his honours were the CBE in 1952, the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1953, and he was invested as a Companion of Honour in 1956.
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