List of Famous people with last name Shimei

Chen Shimei

First Name Chen

Last Name Shimei

Chen Shimei is a Chinese opera character and a byword in China for a heartless and unfaithful man. He was married to Qin Xianglian, also translated as Fragrant Lotus. Chen Shimei betrayed Qin Xianglian by marrying another woman, and tried to kill her to cover up his past. This fictional couple are also popular in legends.

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Futabatei Shimei

長谷川辰之助

First Name Futabatei

Born on February 28, 1864

Died on May 10, 1909 (aged 45)

Futabatei Shimei was a Japanese author, translator, and literary critic. Born Hasegawa Tatsunosuke in Edo, Futabatei's works are in the realist style popular in the mid- to late-19th century. His work Ukigumo is widely hailed as Japan's first modern novel.

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