Works by renowned lexicographer on show at Fudan University

An exhibition featuring manuscripts by renowned lexicographer Lu Gusun (1940-2016) opened on Wednesday at the Liberal Arts Library of Fudan University.

On exhibition are his handwritten essays in Chinese and English, test papers for students, as well as his working pages of the Chinese-English Dictionary.

The showcase will run till the end of the year.

Fudan University held the exhibition in commemoration of the 80th birthday of the professor, who spent more than 50 years on campus studying, teaching, and building his career as one of the most important lexicologists of English in China.

The former director of the college of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Fudan University, Lu was a widely esteemed professor, scholar and prolific translator of English and American literature.