Ben Gu

During 1997-2000, he studied in Renmin University of China as a part-time graduate student, and focused his research on information sociology under the advice of Prof. Yu Chen. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2000. He wrote several articles and books on library acquisitions in the 1990s, conducted research in library cataloging since 2004, and has worked towards the internationalization of Chinese library cataloging since 2005.

In his university years, he also learnt several other languages, notably English, German, French and Italian. These languages became important tools for his later academic research and translation. In July 1987, he became a book selector in the National Library of China, and began to translate scholarly works in his spare time.

Ben Gu (name in Chinese order: Gu Ben; simplified Chinese: 顾犇; traditional Chinese: 顧犇 or 頋犇; Pinyin: Gù Bēn; born in Shanghai, China, on 11 December 1961) is a librarian, translator and library science researcher. He received his M.S. degree in Mathematics in Fudan University in 1987, and got his Ph.D. degree in Information Science in Renmin University of China (The People’s University of China) in 2000. He translated many scholarly works in musicology, philosophy, history and library science, and compiled several books in library acquisitions and library cataloging. He was awarded by the State Council for his special contributions in library science.

Ben Gu's grandfather was born in Suzhou, China, not far from Shanghai. His parents were born in Shanghai in the 1930s.