Chen Gang (陳綱) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen Gang was a scholar.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 1101 to AD 1173 堂前年十八，歸同郡陳安節
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 460, passage 180

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Chen Tangqian (陳堂前)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 180
Child of Chen Rixin (陳日新)
father 父
Strongly inferred · History of Song 460, passage 180

Assessments and attributes

Assessment earnest scholar of renown · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 180

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 460Volume 460 Biographies 219: Exemplary Women: Zhu E, Zhang Shi, Peng Lienu, Hao Jiee, Zhu Shi, Cui Shi, Zhao Shi, Ding Shi, Xiang Shi, Wang Shierfu, Xu Shi, Rong Shi, He Shi, Dong Shi, Tan Shi, Liu Shi, Zhang Shi, Shi Shi, Chen Tangqian, Jie Fuliaoshi, Liu Dangkemu, Ceng Shifu, Wang Maoqi, Tu Duanyouqi, Zhan Shinu, Liu Shengqi, Xie Biqi, Xie Fangdeqi, Wang Zhenfu, Zhao Huaiqie, Tan Shifu, Wu Zhongfuqi, Lu Zhong Zhunu, Lin Laonu, Tong Shinu, Han Shinu, Wang Shifu, Liutong Ziqi Mao Xixi · 1 passage

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二孫曰綱曰紱，鹹篤學有聞。 Two grandsons, Gang and Fu, were both earnest scholars of renown.