Li Shanlan

AliasesCBDB

• 壬叔 字
• 秋紉 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 書法家
• 數學家

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

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1. [1] Name and dates Li Shanlan was born in 1810 and died in 1884.
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records his name as Li Shanlan (李善蘭), born in 1810 and died in 1884.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian gives his name as 李善蘭 and his death year as 1884.
   • WikidataLi Shanlan (Q715748)Wikidata gives his labels as Li Shanlan and 李善蘭.
2. [2] Dynasty and occupation Li Shanlan was a mathematician of the Qing dynasty, also known for his calligraphy.
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB places him in the Qing dynasty and lists his statuses as calligrapher and mathematician.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records him as a man of the Qing.
   • WikidataLi Shanlan (Q715748)Wikidata describes him as a Chinese mathematician.
3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquet Li Shanlan's courtesy name was Renshu and his sobriquet Qiuren (壬叔 and 秋紉 in Chinese).
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB gives his courtesy name as Renshu (壬叔) and his sobriquet as Qiuren (秋紉).
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian gives his courtesy name as 壬叔 and his sobriquet as 秋紉, written 秋纫 in its alias list.
   • WikidataLi Shanlan (Q715748)Wikidata lists the aliases Renshu, Qiuren, 壬叔 and 秋紉.
4. [4] Native place Li Shanlan came from Haining in Zhejiang province.
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records his place of origin as Haining Department (海寧州).
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records him as a native of Haining, Zhejiang.
5. [5] Examination status Li Shanlan held the status of a licentiate (shengyuan, 生員).
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records his school status as shengyuan (licentiate).
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Wanqing yi shihui records him as a zhangsheng.
6. [6] Offices He was chief instructor in mathematics at the Tongwen Guan in the capital and held the office of langzhong of the Board of Revenue with the third-grade rank of a minister.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records that in the Tongzhi period he served as chief instructor in mathematics at the Tongwen Guan in the capital and was granted the office of langzhong of the Board of Revenue and the third-grade rank of a minister; the Wanqing yi shihui records his office as langzhong of the Board of Revenue with the added third-grade rank of a minister.
7. [7] Conflicting dates Sources differ on his dates: his birth year is given as 1810, 1811 or 1814, and his death year as 1882 or 1884.
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB gives 1810 as his birth year and 1884 as his death year.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian gives his dates as 1814–1884.
   • WikidataLi Shanlan (Q715748)Wikidata records 2 January 1811 as his date of birth and 9 December 1882 as his date of death, and describes him as a Chinese mathematician (1810–1882).
8. [8] Studies As a young man Li Shanlan studied the classics under Chen Huan and was especially fond of mathematics, devoting his early years to the older Chinese mathematical literature.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records that he studied the classics under Chen Huan as a youth, was especially fond of mathematics, and in his early years worked at the older Chinese mathematical writings.
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records him as a pupil of Chen Huan.
9. [9] Shanghai and translations In the early Xianfeng period he went to Shanghai and collaborated with the Englishman Wei Lieya on translations of the last nine books of Euclid's Elements and of the Daweiji shiji.
   • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records that in the early Xianfeng period he went to Shanghai and, with the Englishman Wei Lieya, translated the last nine books of Euclid's Elements and the Daweiji shiji, the latter rendered literally as "Principles of Analytic Geometry and the Calculus".
   • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB lists the Daweiji shiji (代微積拾級) in 18 juan among his works and records Wei Lieya as a friend.
10. [10] Tongwen Guan appointment In the Tongzhi period he was appointed chief instructor in mathematics at the Tongwen Guan in the capital, receiving a langzhongship in the Board of Revenue and the third-grade rank of a minister.
    • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records his Tongzhi-period appointment as chief instructor in mathematics at the Tongwen Guan in the capital, with the office of langzhong of the Board of Revenue and the third-grade rank of a minister.
11. [11] Associates His friends included Zeng Guofan, Wang Zhen, Xu Youren, Ding Quzhong, Hua Hengfang, Zhang Wenhu, Gu Guanguang, Xu Shou, Dai Xu, Qian Xizuo, Wei Lieya, Ai Yuese and Wei Lianchen.
    • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records friendly relations between Li Shanlan and all of the persons named.
12. [12] Pupils Yang Zhaoyun and Xiong Fangbo were his pupils.
    • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB records Yang Zhaoyun and Xiong Fangbo as his pupils.
13. [13] Mathematical writings His mathematical writings include the Zeguxizhai suanxue in 24 juan, the Duoji bilei in 4 juan, the Fangyuan chanyou in 1 juan, the Duishu tanyuan in 2 juan, the Duishu jianzhui bianfa shi in 1 juan, the Jishu huiqiu in 1 juan, the Siyuan jie in 3 juan, the Linde shu jie in 3 juan, the Tuoyuan zhengshu jie in 2 juan, the Huoqi zhenjue in 1 juan and the Kaoshu genfa in 1 juan.
    • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB lists these works, giving the collection as 則古習齋算學 in 24 juan and the final title as 攷數根法 in 1 juan.
    • Souyun李善蘭 (64499)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian names the Zeguxizhai suanxue (則古昔齋算學) and the Kaoshu genfa (考數根法) among his other writings.
14. [14] Other works Other works associated with him include the Daishuxue in 13 juan, the Tiantian in 18 juan, the Zhongxue in 20 juan, the Zhiwuxue in 8 juan and the Xu jihe yuanben.
    • CBDBLi Shanlan (65735)CBDB lists the Daishuxue (代數學, 13 juan), Tiantian (談天, 18 juan), Zhongxue (重學, 20 juan), Zhiwuxue (植物學, 8 juan) and Xu jihe yuanben among his works.