Zhang Peiheng

Zhang Peiheng (1934–2011), a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was an outstanding professor at Fudan University and a renowned historian of literature and expert in the collation of ancient texts. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Fudan University in 1954 and stayed on to teach, later serving as head of the department, director of the Research Center for Ancient Chinese Literature, and director of the Institute of Ancient Books. He devoted himself to the study of ancient Chinese literature while also working on modern literature, co-edited A History of Chinese Literature and A New History of Chinese Literature with Luo Yuming, and wrote such works as A Chronological Biography of Hong Sheng and Collected Doubts. His works include annotated collections of Su Shi, Xin Qiji, Wang Wei, Li Bai, Lu You, and Wang Anshi, as well as reference works such as the Dictionary of Chinese Literature and the Comprehensive Dictionary of Chinese Literature, History, and Philosophy, spanning ancient poetry, literary appreciation, and biography. He exerted a profound influence on the study of literary history and the collation of ancient texts.