Guo Moruo (郭沫若) was poet, historian, archaeologist, government official, and one of the leading writers of 20^th century China. 

After receiving traditional Chinese education, he studied medicine at Kyushyu Imperial University in Fukuoka, Japan. He co-founded the Ch’ang-tsao she in Shanghai, a society which promoted modern and vernacular literature. He was also the first president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and remained so from its founding in 1949 until his death in 1978. 

A prolific writer, Guo Moruo penned poetry, plays, translations as well as historical and philosophical treatises. He was eventually awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1951.