[1]Name and native placeFeng Dengfu was a Qing dynasty scholar, styled Yunbo and known by the sobriquets Liudong and Shaoyuan, a native of Jiaxing in Zhejiang, born in 1780 and deceased in 1841.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Records his name as Feng Dengfu, a man of the Qing dynasty born in 1780 and deceased in 1841, a native of Jiaxing, with the courtesy name Yunbo (also written 云伯) and the further names Liudong and Shaoyuan.
Souyun馮登府 (58235)Gives his native place as Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and his courtesy name Yunbo with the sobriquets Liudong and Shaoyuan.
WikidataFeng Dengfu (Q45461829)Gives his name, his birth in 1780 and death in 1841, and the names Yunbo, Liudong and Shaoyuan.
[2]Scholarly characterFeng Dengfu studied the classics in both the Han and Song traditions, wrote prose in the Tongcheng manner, was versed in phonology and semantics, wrote poetry and ci, and gave attention to epigraphy.
Souyun馮登府 (58235)States that he mastered the classics in both the Han and Song traditions, followed the Tongcheng school in prose, and was skilled in phonology, semantics, poetry and ci.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Classifies him as a specialist in xungu and phonology (xiaoxue) and as an epigrapher.
[3]Examinations and first appointmentFeng Dengfu first qualified as a provincial graduate, became a jinshi in 1820, the twenty-fifth year of the Jiaqing reign, was made a Hanlin bachelor and was appointed a district magistrate.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Records a provincial graduate (xianggong juren) and a jinshi entry in his examination record.
Souyun馮登府 (58235)States that he became a jinshi in the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820, the gengchen year), was made a Hanlin bachelor and was appointed a district magistrate.
[4]Official careerFeng Dengfu served as magistrate of Jiangle county in Fujian in 1824, the fourth year of the Daoguang reign, and was afterwards transferred to the professorship of the Ningbo prefectural school.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Records the offices of district magistrate at Jiangle and professor at Ningbo prefecture, both dated to the fourth year of Daoguang.
Souyun馮登府 (58235)States that he was appointed a magistrate and then changed to a professorship at Ningbo.
[5]AssociatesFeng Dengfu was a friend of Qian Yiji, Qian Taiji, Li Fusun, Li Yide, Li Yusun and Li Chaosun, was among the followers of Ruan Yuan, and wrote biographies of Hu Jian and Dai Guangluo.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Lists Qian Yiji, Qian Taiji, Li Fusun, Li Yide, Li Yusun and Li Chaosun as friends, records a follower relation with Ruan Yuan, and biographies written for Hu Jian and Dai Guangluo.
[6]FamilyFeng Dengfu's wife was Li Wan and his grandson was Feng Liusun.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Records his wife Li Wan and his grandson Feng Liusun.
[7]Classical studiesFeng Dengfu's works include Sanjia shi yiwen shuzheng in six juan (another record gives two), Sanjia shi yishuo yizheng in twenty juan, Han sanjia shi yizi gu, Shisan jing gu dawen in six juan and Lunyu yiwen kaozheng in ten juan.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Lists Sanjia shi yiwen shuzheng in 6 juan, with a further record in 2 juan, together with Sanjia shi yishuo yizheng (20 juan), Han sanjia shi yizi gu, Shisan jing gu dawen (6 juan) and Lunyu yiwen kaozheng (10 juan).
Souyun馮登府 (58235)States that he wrote Sanjia shi yiwen shuzheng and Shisan jing gu dawen, among other works.
[8]Stone classics and epigraphyFeng Dengfu wrote Shijing kaoyi in twelve juan and Shijing bukao in eleven juan, with separate studies of the Han, Wei, Tang, Shu, Northern Song, Southern Song and Qing stone classics, and his epigraphic works include Minzhong jinshi zhi in fourteen juan, Jinshi zongli in four juan, Shijingge jinshi bawen in one juan and Zhejiang zhuanlu.
CBDBFeng Dengfu (65900)Lists Shijing kaoyi (12 juan), Shijing bukao (11 juan), separate one-juan studies of the Han, Wei, Tang, Shu, Northern Song, Southern Song and Qing stone classics, Minzhong jinshi zhi (14 juan), Jinshi zongli (4 juan), Shijingge jinshi bawen (1 juan) and Zhejiang zhuanlu.
[9]Prose, poetry and ci collectionsFeng Dengfu's collections include Shijingge wenji in eight juan, Shijingge shilue in five juan, Baizhu shikan shicun, Diaochuan dipu in one juan, Meili ciji in six juan, Baishuting ji waigao in eight juan and Xiaozhexian guan zhiyan in ten juan.