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Arthur Waley
Arthur David Waley
CH
CBE
(born
Arthur David Schloss
, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English
Orientalist
and
sinologist
who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of
Chinese
and
Japanese poetry
. Among his honors were the
CBE
in 1952, the
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
in 1953, and he was made
Companion of Honour
in 1956.
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