Lu Xun (188 1 September 25th-19361October/0) died at the age of 55.
One is a world-famous physicist, and the other is a great writer in China. They are people of the same era. I think it's unlikely that Einstein didn't know about Lu Xun, but it should be true that he hasn't seen it.
Einstein was not only a scientist but also a humanist. He devoted his life to promoting world peace, defending human rights and resolutely opposing war.
1922, 165438+ 10 month, 13, Einstein and his wife passed by Shanghai while giving lectures in Japan. According to records, Einstein and his wife were invited to have a meal in the "Yipin Xiang" restaurant in Shanghai, then went to the "small world" in Shanghai to enjoy the traditional opera Kunqu opera, and then visited the local city god in Shanghai. At the dinner, the cultural and educational circles in China hosted a banquet in the private residence of the painter Wang Zhen.
In addition, 192 1 year, Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics, which was notified by the Swiss Consular Office in Shanghai. And in 1923, Mr. Cai Yuanpei, then president of Peking University, wanted to invite him to give a speech at Peking University. Everything was ready, but Einstein didn't arrive at last because of some travel misunderstandings.
Lu Xun, a democracy fighter in China at that time and one of the founders of modern literature in China, published Diary of a Madman as early as 198 1, The Storm in September of 1920, and The Scream in August of 1923.
So from 1920 to 1923, Einstein was in a relatively active state in China, and Lu Xun was also one of the leaders of the cultural movement during that time, so I think Einstein knew Lu Xun, or at least he must have heard of Lu Xun. Personal opinion, for reference only.