CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The main record gives 1554 as the birth year and 1638 as the death year.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The profile and a biographical passage both give the lifespan 1554–1638.
[3]StatusHe belonged to the Ming period, held official posts, and was known for his prose and poetry.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The main record places him in the Ming and lists several official posts.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The biographical material places him in the Ming period and describes his literary accomplishment in prose and poetry.
[4]NamesHis courtesy name was Mengchang and his sobriquet was Rugang.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The alternate-name records identify Mengchang as the courtesy name and Rugang as the studio name or sobriquet.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The profile and biographical passages give the Chinese forms 孟常 and 如岡 as his courtesy name and sobriquet.
WikidataChen Yidian (Q45449227)The English aliases and the corresponding name claims give Mengchang and Rugang.
[5]HometownHe came from Xiushui in Zhejiang, now part of Jiaxing.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The address records identify Xiushui as both his basic native place and household registration place.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The profile specifies Xiushui County in Zhejiang as now belonging to Jiaxing, and the biographical passages call him a native of Xiushui.
[6]Provincial examinationIn 1579 he placed first in the Zhejiang provincial examination.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The biographical passage states that in 1579 he was first in the Zhejiang provincial examination.
[7]JieyuanThe same examination result is described as the jieyuan of the jimao cohort.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)A biographical passage calls him the jimao examination's jieyuan.
[8]Jinshi and first appointmentsIn 1592 he earned the jinshi degree in tenth place in the second class, then entered the Shujishi and compiler appointments.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The examination records identify him as a jinshi ranked tenth in the second class, while the office records list Shujishi and compiler.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The biographical passages jointly give the 1592 or renchen jinshi result and the subsequent Shujishi and compiler appointments.
[9]OfficesHis recorded offices included Shujishi, Compiler, Hanlin Academician, Zhongyun, and Shao Zhanshi.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The office list gives the five corresponding posts: Shujishi, compiler, Zhongyun, Hanlin Academician, and Shao Zhanshi.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The profile and biographical passages list the corresponding Chinese titles, including Hanlin and Reader-in-Waiting titles.
[10]Divergent career accountsThe biographical passages differ on his final office and the sequence of his appointments: one gives Zhongyun and an unaccepted Shao Zhanshi appointment at the beginning of the Chongzhen era, while another gives Hanlin Reader-in-Waiting and an advancement to Shao Zhanshi in the middle of that era.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The office list contains Zhongyun, Hanlin Academician, and Shao Zhanshi, corresponding to the offices discussed in the divergent accounts.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The three passages differ: one says he reached Zhongyun, returned home, and did not take up Shao Zhanshi at the beginning of Chongzhen; another says he was advanced to Shao Zhanshi in mid-Chongzhen; and another says he reached Hanlin Reader-in-Waiting.
[11]Remonstrance and retirementWhen a simultaneous enfeoffment of three princes was being discussed, he remonstrated against the palace establishment and blamed the chief ministers; the matter was stopped and he soon returned home.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The biographical passage describes the three-prince enfeoffment issue, his remonstrance against the palace establishment and chief ministers, the halting of the matter, and his subsequent return home.
[12]Recommendation by Ye XianggaoYe Xianggao recommended him for an academician appointment, which he declined to take up.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The passage says that Ye Xianggao recommended him, that he was summoned as a scholar-official, and that he declined to go.
[13]Tianqi compilationAt the beginning of Tianqi he compiled and submitted a four-juan work on self-cultivation and family order, while expressing the admonition that eunuchs must not interfere in government.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The passage says that at the beginning of Tianqi he compiled the four juan of Shengzheng and Shengxue from material on self-cultivation and family order in the Hongwu and Suxian periods, submitted them, and stated that eunuchs must not interfere in government as an admonition.
[14]Later lifeIn mid-Chongzhen he was advanced to Shao Zhanshi, held to his original resolve, and lived in retirement in his native place for more than thirty years until his death.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The passages state that he was advanced to Shao Zhanshi in mid-Chongzhen, remained firm in his original resolve, and lived in his native place for more than thirty years before dying.
[15]Eye ailment and childlessnessA separate biographical passage says that he lost his sight from an eye ailment, returned home, remained childless, and died at the age of eighty-five; the article presents this as a reported account.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The passage says that he later lost his sight through an eye ailment, returned home, had no children, and died at eighty-five.
[16]Literary styleHis prose was described as rich and his poetry as elegant and weighty.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The passage describes his prose as rich and his poetry as elegant and weighty.
[17]WorksHis listed works include 《讀左漫筆》, 《讀史漫筆》, and 《吏隱齋集》.
Souyun陳懿典 (54589)The three passages list 《讀左漫筆》, 《讀史漫筆》, and 《吏隱齋集》 among his works.
[18]First collection《陳學士先生初集》 is listed as a thirty-six-juan work attributed to him.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The writings entries list 《陳學士先生初集》 in thirty-six juan and mark one entry as authored by him.
[19]Prefaces and epitaphsHe wrote prefaces for works by eleven named figures and composed epitaphs for Lu Guangzu and Chen Yubei.
CBDBChen Yidian (134778)The association entries identify the eleven named preface recipients and separately identify Lu Guangzu and Chen Yubei as subjects of epitaphs written by him.
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