Guo Moruo

Guo Moruo
郭沫若
President of the University of Science and Technology of China
In office 1958–1978
Succeeded by	Yan Jici (1980)
Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office 1949–1978
Succeeded by	Fang Yi
Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
In office 1949–1978
Succeeded by	Zhou Yang
Personal details
Born	(1892-11-16)16 November 1892 Leshan, Sichuan, Qing dynasty
Died	12 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)
Children	8 sons and 3 daughters
Alma mater	Kyushu University
Awards	1948 Research Fellow of the Academia Sinica
Writing career
Pen name	Dingtang (鼎堂)
Language	Mandarin Chinese
Period	Modern (20th century)
Genres	Poetry novella short story play translation autobiography history academic oration
Literary movement	New Culture Movement proletarian literature
Years active	from 1916
Chinese name
Chinese	郭沫若
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guō Mòruò Wade–Giles Kuo1 Mo4-jo4 IPA [kwó mwôɻwô] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gwok3 Mut6-joek6 IPA [kʷɔk̚˧ mut̚˨ jœk̚˨]
Courtesy name
Chinese	鼎堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dǐngtáng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	郭開貞
Simplified Chinese	郭开贞
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guō Kāizhēn

Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978),^[1] courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.