Ouyang De

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Life

As a young man, he studied under Wang Shouren at Qiantai and was one of Wang's disciples; he repeatedly did not sit for the examinations[5]. He studied the Book of Changes and, as an upper licentiate of a county school, passed the 1519 Jiangxi provincial examination in the bingzi cycle, ranking fortieth as a juren[6].

In 1523, in the Guiwei examination, he ranked twenty-third in the metropolitan examination and eleventh in the second class, becoming a jinshi[7]. Appointed prefect of Lu'an, he built Longjin Academy, gathered students for lectures, and gained the reputation that half the realm had Nanye disciples[8].

In the sixth year of the Jiajing reign (1527), he was transferred to the post of vice director in the Ministry of Punishments and, on the strength of his learning and conduct, appointed a compiler[9]. In the eleventh year he moved to Nanjing as guozijian siye and Nan Shangbaosi qing; three years later he became taipusi shaoqing and soon afterward qing of the Nanjing Honglu Temple[10].

After returning home on mourning leave, he was recalled on recommendation in the twenty-fifth year (1546) and restored to his former post; in the twenty-sixth year he became Nanjing taichangsi qing, was soon summoned to oversee the Directorate of Education as jijiu, and was promoted to left vice minister of Rites[11]. In the twenty-eighth year (1549), he became left vice minister of Personnel, concurrently a Hanlin academician, took charge of the Office of the Heir Apparent, and was ordered to teach the shujishi; in the twenty-ninth year (1550), he presided over the Ministry of Rites metropolitan examination. That summer he went on mourning leave for his mother and ultimately reached the post of minister of Rites concurrently with Hanlin academician[12].

He petitioned the Jiajing Emperor to establish an heir, arguing that the Prince of Yu, Zhu Zai坖, should not be sent to an external fief[13]. Late in life he gained the emperor's confidence and died in 1554, aged fifty-nine, just as he was about to receive a major appointment[14]. After his death, he was granted the title Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and the posthumous name Wenzhuang[15].

Thought and associations

He and Xu Jie and Nie Bao held high office as senior scholars; he was upright in handling affairs and could recommend younger men[16]. His learning emphasized practice and rejected empty abstraction[17]. In 1553, he and Xu Jie, Nie Bao, Cheng Wende, and others lectured on the learning of innate knowledge at Lingji Palace in the capital[18].

Five thousand people attended; it was a major gathering, and its grandeur was unparalleled for several centuries[19]. Among his associates was Weng Wanda; his students included Wang Zongmu, Li Sui, and Feng Weina[20].

Works

His works include the thirty-juan Ouyang Nanye xiansheng wenji[21]. Another title associated with him is Nanye ji[22].

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1554 騎都尉

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
騎都尉1554Era unknown北京省市
Year unknown13
OfficeEraPosting
刑部員外郎Era unknown京師
吏部左侍郎Era unknownUnknown
國子司業Era unknown南京
太僕寺少卿Era unknown京師
太子少保Era unknownUnknown
學士Era unknownUnknown
尚寶司卿Era unknownUnknown
知州Era unknown六安州
知縣嘉靖六安州
禮部尚書Era unknownUnknown
編修Era unknown京師
騎都尉Era unknownUnknown
鴻臚寺卿Era unknown南京

AliasesCBDB

  • 南野 室名、別號
  • 崇一 字
  • 文莊 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • 理學家 — 陽明學派
  • 思想家

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
翁萬達友–
王宗沐學生為王宗沐–
李遂學生為李遂–
馮惟訥學生為馮惟訥–
劉球為劉球所著書作序–
鄒元標書序由鄒元標所作–
王宗沐書序由王宗沐所作–
聶豹墓誌銘由聶豹所作–
聶豹墓誌銘由聶豹所作–
何良俊墓誌銘由何良俊所作–
王教為王教作墓誌銘–
張元春為張元春作墓誌銘–
張忠為張忠作墓誌銘–
陳德鳴為陳德鳴作墓誌銘–
項錫為項錫作墓誌銘–
楊麒為楊麒作墓誌銘–
歐陽席為歐陽席作墓誌銘–
戴檟為戴檟作墓誌銘–
羅欽德為羅欽德作墓誌銘–
張春從遊者為張春–
宋儀望從遊者為宋儀望–
蕭廩從遊者為蕭廩–
翁萬達為翁萬達作傳–
王守仁為王守仁作祭文–
王艮為王艮作祭文–
楊寓為楊寓作祭文–
葛浩為葛浩作祭文–
費宏為費宏作祭文–
翁萬達為翁萬達作祭文–
黃宗明為黃宗明作祭文–
王以旂為王以旂作祭文–
歐陽鐸為歐陽鐸作祭文–
唐龍為唐龍作祭文–
孫懋為孫懋作祭文–
薛侃為薛侃作祭文–
戚賢為戚賢作祭文–
劉魁為劉魁作祭文–
孫堪為孫堪作祭文–
張愚為張愚作祭文–
張潤為張潤作祭文–
端廷赦為端廷赦作祭文–
衛道為衛道作祭文–
魏良器為魏良器作祭文–
王宗沐祭文由王宗沐所作–
潘恩祭文由潘恩所作–
王叔果祭文由王叔果所作–
陳昌積祭文由陳昌積所作–
陳珊為陳珊之書、畫作跋–
王慎中為王慎中作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
王宗沐為王宗沐作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
毛伯溫為毛伯溫作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
周延為周延作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
劉魁為劉魁作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
徐階為徐階作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
嚴嵩為嚴嵩作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
及宦為及宦作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
李珏為李珏作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
李寵為李寵作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
吳子孝為吳子孝作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
吳逵為吳逵作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
林鍾為林鍾作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
周敍為周敍作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
胡堯時為胡堯時作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
張治為張治作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
盛端明為盛端明作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
虞守愚為虞守愚作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
趙承謙為趙承謙作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
樊景麟為樊景麟作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
羅崇奎為羅崇奎作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
羅輅為羅輅作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
顧中立為顧中立作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
王守仁從王守仁學1516–
胡直教授胡直–
陳聞詩為陳聞詩建立祠廟–
呂柟向呂柟致賀–
秦金向秦金致賀–
屠僑向屠僑致賀–
聞淵向聞淵致賀–
嚴嵩向嚴嵩致賀–
李綸向李綸致賀–
陳璋向陳璋致賀–
歐陽誥向歐陽誥致賀–
劉棟向劉棟致賀–
鮑道明向鮑道明致賀–
魏有本向魏有本致賀–
徐階神道碑由徐階所作–
李貢為李貢作墓表–
馮裕為馮裕作墓表–
歐陽鐸為歐陽鐸作行狀–
呂柟致書呂柟–
唐順之致書唐順之–
唐順之致書唐順之–
夏尚樸致書夏尚樸–
羅洪先致書羅洪先–
張春致書張春–
孫應奎致書孫應奎–
聶豹致書聶豹–
聶豹致書聶豹–
聶豹致書聶豹–
周延致書周延–

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ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 鄉貢舉人
科舉: 進士(籠統)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
歐陽南野先生文集:三十卷

Citations

  1. [1] Name and dates Ouyang 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. [2] Period and school Ouyang 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. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquet His 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. [4] Hometown Ouyang 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. [5] Early study and examinations As 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. [6] Study of the Changes and provincial examination He 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. [7] Jinshi examination In 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. [8] Lu'an and Longjin Academy As 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. [9] Ministry of Punishments and Hanlin appointment In 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. [10] Nanjing offices He 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. [11] Recall and promotion After 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. [12] Late career In 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. [13] Heir-apparent petition Ouyang 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. [14] Death and late imperial confidence Late 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.
    • WikidataOuyang De (Q30949294)The time claim gives his death as 1554.
  15. [15] Posthumous honors After his death he was granted the title Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and the posthumous name Wenzhuang.
    • Souyun歐陽德 (50908)The profile and biographical passages give the posthumous grant and the posthumous name Wenzhuang.
    • CBDBOuyang De (99984)The office and alternate-name data list Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and identify Wenzhuang as a posthumous name.
    • WikidataOuyang De (Q30949294)The English alias and name claim include Wenzhuang.
  16. [16] High office and conduct Ouyang 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. [17] Practical learning His 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. [18] Lectures at Lingji Palace In 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. [19] Scale of the gathering Five 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. [20] Friend and students Ouyang 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. [21] Collected works His 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. [22] Nanye ji Nanye ji is another title associated with Ouyang De.
    • Souyun歐陽德 (50908)A separate biographical passage names Nanye ji among his works.