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科舉: 鄉貢舉人
科舉: 進士(籠統)
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歐陽南野先生文集:三十卷
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[1]Name and datesOuyang De was born in 1496 and died in 1554.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The main person record gives the name Ouyang De and the years 1496 and 1554.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The profile and biographical passages identify Ouyang De and give his birth and death years as 1496 and 1554.
WikidataOuyang De (Q30949294)The entity is labelled Ouyang De and its time claims give 1496 and 1554.
[2]Period and schoolOuyang De was a Ming thinker associated with the Yangming school.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The person record places him in the Ming and classifies him as a thinker and a scholar of the Yangming school.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The profile gives the dynasty as Ming, while the biographical passage describes him as a Neo-Confucian and Jiangyou Wang-school scholar.
[3]Courtesy name and sobriquetHis courtesy name was Chongyi and his sobriquet was Nanye.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The alternate-name fields classify Chongyi as the courtesy name and Nanye as the sobriquet.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The profile and biographical introduction give the courtesy name Chongyi and sobriquet Nanye.
WikidataOuyang De (Q30949294)The English aliases and name claims include Chongyi and Nanye.
[4]HometownOuyang De was from Taihe in Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The profile specifies Taihe in Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi, and the biographical passages identify him as a man of Jiangxi Taihe.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The address fields give Taihe as both his basic native place and household registration place.
[5]Early study and examinationsAs a young man, Ouyang De studied under Wang Shouren at Qiantai, was Wang's disciple, and repeatedly did not sit for the examinations.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passage says that he studied under Wang Shouren at Qiantai, was Wang's disciple, and repeatedly did not sit for examinations.
[6]Study of the Changes and provincial examinationHe studied the Book of Changes and passed the 1519 Jiangxi provincial examination as a juren, ranking fortieth.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passage details his study of the Book of Changes, his county-school status, and his fortieth-place result in the 1519 Jiangxi examination.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The examination entry classifies him as a juren.
[7]Jinshi examinationIn 1523 he ranked twenty-third in the metropolitan examination and eleventh in the second class, becoming a jinshi.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The three biographical passages confirm his Jiajing 2 or Guiwei jinshi status; one gives the metropolitan and second-class rankings.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The examination entry classifies him as a jinshi.
[8]Lu'an and Longjin AcademyAs prefect of Lu'an, Ouyang De built Longjin Academy and gathered students for lectures, acquiring the reputation that half the realm had Nanye disciples.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passages and title list confirm the Lu'an appointment, Longjin Academy, lectures for students, and the reputation concerning Nanye's disciples.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office entry gives the post of prefect and Lu'an as its location.
[9]Ministry of Punishments and Hanlin appointmentIn 1527 he became a vice director in the Ministry of Punishments and then, on the strength of his learning and conduct, a compiler.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The career passage gives the 1527 transfer, its stated reason, and the subsequent compiler appointment; the title list confirms both offices.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office data lists the Ministry of Punishments post and the compiler post.
[10]Nanjing officesHe subsequently held the Nanjing posts of guozijian siye and Nan Shangbaosi qing, followed by taipusi shaoqing and qing of the Nanjing Honglu Temple.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The career passage gives the sequence of the Nanjing educational, treasure-office, horse-office, and Honglu Temple posts; the title list confirms them.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office data lists guozijian siye, Shangbaosi qing, taipusi shaoqing, and Honglu Temple qing.
[11]Recall and promotionAfter mourning leave, Ouyang De was recalled in 1546, restored to his former post, and then promoted through Nanjing taichangsi qing, oversight of the Directorate of Education as jijiu, and left vice minister of Rites.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The career passage details the mourning leave, recall, former post, Nanjing taichangsi qing, jijiu responsibility, and left vice minister of Rites.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office data also lists a left vice ministerial post.
[12]Late careerIn 1549 he became left vice minister of Personnel and a Hanlin academician, took charge of the Office of the Heir Apparent, taught the shujishi, presided over the 1550 metropolitan examination, and ultimately reached the post of minister of Rites with concurrent Hanlin academician status after mourning his mother.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The career passage and title list give the 1549–1550 offices, instruction of the shujishi, metropolitan examination, mourning for his mother, and final Rites appointment.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office data lists the left vice ministerial, academician, and minister of Rites posts.
[13]Heir-apparent petitionOuyang De petitioned the Jiajing Emperor to establish an heir and opposed sending the Prince of Yu to an external fief.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passage describes his petition concerning the heir apparent and his view of the Prince of Yu's disposition.
[14]Death and late imperial confidenceLate in life Ouyang De gained the emperor's confidence and died in 1554, aged fifty-nine, just as he was about to receive a major appointment.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passage gives his late imperial recognition, impending reappointment, death in 1554, and age fifty-nine; the profile confirms the death year.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The main person record gives his death year as 1554.
[16]High office and conductOuyang De and Xu Jie and Nie Bao held high office as senior scholars; he was upright in handling affairs and could recommend younger men.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passages place him with Xu Jie and Nie Bao as senior scholars in high office and describe his upright conduct and recommendations of younger men.
[17]Practical learningHis learning emphasized practice and rejected empty abstraction.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passage explicitly says that his learning emphasized practice and did not value emptiness.
[18]Lectures at Lingji PalaceIn 1553 Ouyang De and several other scholars lectured on the learning of innate knowledge at Lingji Palace in the capital.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical passages describe the Lingji Palace lectures on innate knowledge; one gives the 1553 date and names Xu Jie, Nie Bao, and Cheng Wende.
[19]Scale of the gatheringFive thousand people attended the Lingji Palace lectures, which were described as a major gathering unparalleled for several centuries.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The two biographical passages give an attendance of five thousand and characterize the event as a major gathering unprecedented for centuries.
[20]Friend and studentsOuyang De's associates included his friend Weng Wanda and his students Wang Zongmu, Li Sui, and Feng Weina.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The association data classifies Weng Wanda as a friend and Wang Zongmu, Li Sui, and Feng Weina as students.
[21]Collected worksHis works include the thirty-juan Ouyang Nanye xiansheng wenji.
CBDBOuyang De (99984)The works entry gives Ouyang Nanye xiansheng wenji in thirty juan.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The biographical introduction also names Ouyang Nanye xiansheng wenji.
[22]Nanye jiNanye ji is another title associated with Ouyang De.
Souyun歐陽德 (50908)A separate biographical passage names Nanye ji among his works.