Jingrong Wu (1915–1994)

WU, Jingrong, Chinese, b. 16 July 1936, 1 daughter. Education: BA, EnLiterature, Tsing Hua University, Peking, 1936; MA, English Literature, Tsing Hua University, Kunming, 1940; MA, English Literature, University of Liverpool, England (studying English literature of the eighteenth century). Appointments: Lecturer in English, Northwestern Normal College, Shaansi, 1940-41; Associate Professor of English, Chungking College of Education, 1941-42; Associate Professor of English, National Women's Normal College, Chungking, 1942- 43; Associate Professor of English, National Central University, Nanjing, 1943-47; Professor of English, Peking Institute of Foreign Languages, Peking, 1949-52; Professor of English, People's University, Peking, 1952-55; Professor of English, 1955-, Chairman, 1955- 69, 1980- English Department, Foreign Affairs College, Peking, Editor-in-Chief, "Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, 1970-79.