Monika Motsch

Monika Motsch (born 1942) is a German sinologist who works as a professor at the University of Bonn and University of Erlangen–Nuremberg.

Biography
Monika Motsch was born in Germany in 1942. In 1971, she earned her doctor's degree in Sinology from Heidelberg University. From 1973 to 2004, she successively worked as lecturer and professor at the University of Bonn. She was director of the Department of Sinology of the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 1998, and held that office until 2000. From 2012 to 2014, she was a foreign specialist of Tsinghua University. During that time, she worked with her husband Richard Motsch, Tsinghua Case Museum and Commercial Publishing House to sort out Qian Zhongshu's Foreign Language Notes.

Personal life
In 1968, she was married to Richard Motsch, who is a lawyer.

Translations

 * Fortress Besieged (Qian Zhongshu) (围城)
 * We Three (Yang Jiang) (我们仨)

Awards

 * Jane Scatcherd Translation Award
 * Special Book Awards of China (2012)