Xu Dishan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Xu Dishan

Chinese writer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1893

Place of Birth: Tainan

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1941

Profession: writer, translator, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Xu Dishan (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Xu Dìshan; Wade–Giles: Hsü Ti-shan, given name: ??; Zànkun, pen name: Luo Huasheng, Chinese: ???; pinyin: Luò Huásheng; Wade–Giles: Lo Hua-sheng; 3 February 1893 - 4 August 1941) was a Chinese author, translator and folklorist.
He was best known for his novels that focus on the people of the southern provinces of China and Southeast Asia.
He was also the first Chinese professor who taught Sanskrit at a Chinese university.