Overview
The translated histories identify Yao Yuanzhi as a calligrapher, official, painter, and scholar. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yao Yuanzhi | 姚元之 | Yao Yuanzhi |
| Courtesy name | Bo'ang | 伯昂 | Bo'ang |
| Personal name | Yao Yuanzhi | 姚元之 | Yao Yuanzhi |
| Personal name | Yuanzhi | 元之 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · qingshigao:375:s0134
Roles
- Calligrapher
- Official
- Painter
- Scholar
- Writer
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸豐二年 · Western Year: AD 1852Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0156
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 咸豐二年 · Western Year: AD 1852Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0156
- Source Date: Text: 嘉慶十七年 · Western Year: AD 1812Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0138
- Source Date: Text: 嘉慶十九年 · Western Year: AD 1814Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0140
- Source Date: Text: 嘉慶十年 · Western Year: AD 1805Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0135
- Source Date: Text: 道光二十一年 · Western Year: AD 1841Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0149
- Source Date: Text: 道光十三年 · Western Year: AD 1833Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0143
- Source Date: Text: 道光十八年 · Western Year: AD 1838Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0147
Family
- Kin of Yao Nai (姚鼐)Kinship Term: clan elder / 族祖 · Line: paternal
Career and standing
- Label: left censor-in-chief / 左都御史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 道光十八年 · Western Year: AD 1838Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0147
Places and affiliations
- Label: Qing / 清 · Relation: lived-underStrongly inferred · qingshigao:375:s0134
- Place: Tongcheng in Anhui / 安徽桐城Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0134
Learning and skills
- Credential: jinshi / 進士 · Action: earned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉慶十年 · Western Year: AD 1805Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0135
- Skill: calligraphy / 書 · Level: skilledExplicit · qingshigao:375:s0152
- Skill: painting / 畫 · Level: skilledExplicit · qingshigao:375:s0152
Works and attributed material
- Kind: memorial · Role: author · About: Guangdong coastal defense · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 道光二十一年 · Western Year: AD 1841Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0149
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: advocate · Action: defended Zhang Yin and was demoted · Other Person Id: Zhang Yin (張寅) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 道光十八年 · Western Year: AD 1838Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0148
- Relation: student-of · Person Id: Yao Nai (姚鼐)Explicit · qingshigao:375:s0152
References in the histories
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