Han Yu
768 CE – 824 CE · aged 56
Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician (768–824)
- Born
- 768 CE · Meng Prefecture
- Died
- 824 CE · Chang'an
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- 768 CEBornBorn in Meng Prefecture
- 824 CEDiedDied in Chang'an
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Biography
Han Yu (Chinese: 韓愈; 768 – 25 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (Chinese: 退之), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism. Described as "comparable in stature to Dante, Shakespeare or Goethe" for his influence on the Chinese literary tradition, Han Yu stood for strong central authority in politics and orthodoxy in cultural matters.
He is often considered to be among China's finest prose writers. Ming dynasty scholar Mao Kun (茅坤) ranked him first among the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song".
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