Overview
Yan Zuolin was a scholar and Relief Administrator.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Youzhi | 佑之 | Youzhi |
Life and dates
Death
- died; date unstated after relief work through Guangxu 30 及歿Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 274
Attested activity
- AD 1904 及歿Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 267, 274
- AD 1876 to AD 1904 自光緒二年始至三十年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 267
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Liangpei (良沛)son 子Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 274
Career and standing
- Confucian scholar directing relief 儒生司賑事Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 266
- rank of Imperial College assistant instructor 國子監助教銜AcceptedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 272
- repeated warm commendations by edict 數被溫詔嘉焉ReceivedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 272
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 267, 272
- At Dantu 丹徒Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 265
Events and relationships
- Combined dredging and dike repair with work reliefPublic works · DirectorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 268
- Declined recommendations and did not seek officePolitical · SubjectDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 272
- Directed relief across multiple provincesAD 1876 to AD 1904 自光緒二年始至三十年 · Relief · Director · At Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhili, Guangxi, Fengtian, Shaanxi 山東、河南、山西、安徽、江蘇、直隸、廣西、奉天、陝西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 267
- Used relief surpluses for local charityCharity · Patron · At Yangzhou and Zhenjiang 揚州、鎮江Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 273
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment strong, resolute, decisive, and waste-free in audit, winning donor trust · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 269
Source notes
- He did not cling to fixed relief methods but adapted them to time and place. 其施賑不拘成法，隨時地而取其宜。Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 270
References in the histories
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