Achilles Chih-t'ung Fang was a prominent Chinese scholar, translator, and educator born on August 20, 1910, in Japanese-occupied Korea. He was renowned for his contributions to Chinese literature and comparative literature. After studying in mainland China, he worked for Monumenta Serica and later moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study and teach at Harvard University. Fang specialized in comparative literature, focusing on Chinese and German literature. His correspondence with Ezra Pound notably influenced the latter's understanding of Chinese topics, and Fang’s doctoral dissertation on Pound remains a key resource for scholars.
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Meaning of the name - Achilles
Possibly means 'pain' or 'lipless'.
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Place of Birth: Korea under Japanese rule
Place of Death: Cambridge
Educated At: Tsinghua University | Harvard University
Occupation: literary scholar | sinologist | linguist | man of letters | university teacher | translator
Employers: Harvard University
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 26 Leo 46 | 28 Leo 9 | 19 Sagittarius 49 |
| Moon | 25 Aquarius 34 | 11 Pisces 7 | 27 Aries 37 |
| Mercury | 22 Virgo 0 | 25 Leo 14 | 5 Capricorn 56 |
| Venus | 1 Leo 47 | 19 Virgo 10 | 23 Sagittarius 44 |
| Mars | 9 Virgo 17 | 20 Gemini 36 | 24 Scorpio 36 |
| Jupiter | 12 Libra 33 | 17 Gemini 34 | 6 Scorpio 2 |
| Saturn | 7 Taurus 9 | 17 Pisces 19 | 0 Taurus 41 |
| Uranus | 21 Capricorn 55 | 27 Taurus 13 | 23 Capricorn 18 |
| Neptune | 20 Cancer 27 | 29 Pisces 19 | 20 Cancer 58 |
| Pluto | 27 Gemini 40 | 0 Aquarius 12 | 27 Gemini 3 |
| Rahu | 23 Taurus 29 | 8 Aries 33 | 17 Taurus 27 |
| Ketu | 23 Scorpio 29 | 8 Libra 33 | 17 Scorpio 27 |
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