John Ching Hsiung Wu
John Ching Hsiung Wu | |
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| Native name | 吳經熊 |
| Born | March 28, 1899 Ningbo, Qing China |
| Died | February 6, 1986 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Jurist, Author |
| Education | Shanghai Baptist College Peiyang University Soochow University University of Michigan (JD) |
| Genre | Law, Catholicism, Tang poetry |
John Ching Hsiung Wu (also John C. H. Wu; traditional Chinese: 吳經熊; pinyin: Wu Jingxiong; March 28, 1899 – February 6, 1986) was a Chinese intellectual, jurist, and writer. He wrote works mainly in Chinese and English on jurisprudence, philosophy of law, Chinese literature, philosophy and religion, and Christian spirituality. He translated Chinese classics into English and the Psalms and the New Testament into literary Chinese. His works have been translated into about fifteen languages. A convert to Catholicism, he served as ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See and taught at several universities.