[1]Name and datesThe records identify this person as Wu Yi and give 1745 as his birth year and 1799 as his death year.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The main person record gives the name Wu Yi and the years 1745 and 1799.
Souyun武億 (65593)The profile and biographical text identify 武億 and give the lifespan 1745–1799.
WikidataWu Yi (Q11123792)The item labels him Wu Yi and stores time values for 1745 and 1799.
[2]Political statusWu Yi is identified as a Qing official with examination and office titles, and as a political figure of the Qing dynasty.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The record places him in the Qing dynasty, identifies him as a civil official, and lists the office of county magistrate.
Souyun武億 (65593)The profile identifies him as a Qing jinshi and the magistrate of Boshan.
WikidataWu Yi (Q11123792)The English description calls him a Qing-dynasty politician.
[3]Epigraphic scholarshipWu Yi is explicitly classified as an epigraphist, while the biographical text emphasizes his learning in the Classics and history and his expertise in textual criticism.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The status record explicitly identifies him as a 金石學家, an epigraphist.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biographical text says that he was learned in the Classics and history and skilled in textual criticism.
[4]Courtesy names and sobriquetXugu and Xiaoshi are classified as courtesy names, while Banshishanren is presented as a self-adopted sobriquet.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The names give the forms Xugu, Xiaoshi, and Banshishanren and classify the first two as 字 and the last as a studio name or sobriquet.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biographical text gives 字虛谷, 一字小石, and 自號半石山人, and the profile lists the same three names.
WikidataWu Yi (Q11123792)The English alias list includes Xugu, Xiaoshi, and Banshishanren.
[5]ShoutangShoutang is attested as a name; one text calls it a sobriquet, while another name classification treats it as a courtesy name.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The name record includes Shoutang and classifies it as 字.
Souyun武億 (65593)A second biographical text calls him 号授堂, and the profile lists Shoutang as an alias.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The address record identifies Yanshi as his native-place address.
Souyun武億 (65593)The profile and biography identify him as a native of Yanshi in Henan.
[8]Jinshi examinationWu Yi passed the jinshi examination in Qianlong 45, corresponding to 1780.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The examination entry records the jinshi qualification.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biographical text gives 乾隆四十五年進士, and the linked date identifies that year as 1780.
[9]Examination rankHis examination rank was tenth in the third class.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The examination entry gives the rank 第3甲第10名.
[10]Boshan appointmentAfter the examination, Wu Yi was appointed magistrate of Boshan.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The office record gives the post of county magistrate and the location Boshan.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biography and profile state that he was appointed magistrate of Boshan.
[11]DismissalHe was dismissed for arresting and prosecuting unlawful runners sent by Heshen.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biography says that he was dismissed after dealing with the unlawful runners sent by Heshen.
[12]Teaching after dismissalAfter his dismissal, he remained in Boshan, taught, and served as chief lecturer at Qingyuan Academy.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biography says that he remained in Boshan to teach and served as lecturer at Qingyuan Academy; the profile also lists the title 學博.
[13]FatherWu Yi’s father was Wu Shaozhou, who lived from 1688 to 1761.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The kinship record identifies 武紹周 as his father and gives the years 1688 and 1761.
[14]AncestorsWu Weihan is identified as his great-grandfather, and Wu Xun as a direct ancestor.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The kinship record identifies 武維翰 as his great-grandfather and 武恂 as a direct ancestor.
[15]BrothersHis brothers included Wu Xiu and Wu Zhuo, and his younger brother was Wu Ru.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The kinship record lists 武修 and 武倬 as brothers and 武儒 as a younger brother.
[16]Sons and variant formsThe sons are listed as Wu Muchun, Wu Jingchun, and Wu Shengchun, while another set of entries uses a variant written form; Wu Muchun is dated 1772–1832.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The kinship data gives both the 淳 and 湻 forms for the three sons and dates 武穆淳 to 1772–1832.
[17]GrandsonThe kinship record identifies Wu Lei as Wu Yi’s grandson.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The kinship record identifies 武耒 as a grandson.
[18]Friends and teacherThe association data names Zhu Yun, Ji Yun, Hong Liangji, Jiang Fan, Cheng Jinfang, Cui Shu, and Huang Jingren as friends and also identifies Zhu Yun as his teacher.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The association data lists seven friends and separately describes Zhu Yun as his teacher.
[19]Epitaph and biographyZhu Gui and Yao Nai wrote Wu Yi’s epitaph, Wu Yi wrote Wu Xiuji’s epitaph, and Sun Xingyan wrote his biography.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The association data names Zhu Gui and Yao Nai as epitaph authors, identifies Wu Yi as the author of Wu Xiuji’s epitaph, and names Sun Xingyan as biographer.
[20]ScholarshipThe biography describes Wu Yi as learned in the Classics and history and skilled in textual criticism.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biographical text says that his learning encompassed the Classics and history and that he excelled at textual criticism.
[21]Principal worksThe biography names these principal works, while the associated bibliography also lists the additional Yanshi epigraphic titles and Jingdu kaoyi bu; the role of some bibliography entries is not specified.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography contains the five named titles, including entries explicitly marked as authored for some of them.
Souyun武億 (65593)The biography directly names 經讀考異, 群經義證, 金石三跋, and 讀史金石集目 among his works.
[22]Additional principal titlesThe associated bibliography includes the four named Yanshi and supplement titles; the role of these entries is not otherwise specified.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography contains the four named Yanshi and supplement titles; the role of these entries is not otherwise specified.
[23]Variant volume countsThe bibliography gives ten and twelve juan for Sanli yizheng and seven and eight juan for Qunjing yizheng.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography gives ten and twelve juan for Sanli yizheng and seven and eight juan for Qunjing yizheng, preserving the variant counts.
[24]Gazetteer and epigraphic titlesThe associated bibliography covers gazetteers and epigraphic or historical-critical titles relating to Anyang, Baofeng, Jia, Lushan, and Yanshi, as well as the other named works.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography lists each of the named gazetteer, epigraphic, and historical-critical titles.
[25]Other titlesOther associated titles include the Zheng zhi works, the sentence-reading and Four Books studies, notes, the continuation of the epigraphic inscriptions, and Wu Yi’s chronology.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography lists each of these additional titles and Wu Yi’s chronology.
[26]Poetry and prose collectionsThe bibliography includes the listed poetry and prose collections; the biographical texts preserve the variants corresponding to Shoutang shichao and Shoujingtang shiwen ji.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The bibliography lists 授堂詩抄, 授堂文鈔續集, 授堂文抄, 授堂詩文集, and 授堂遺書.
Souyun武億 (65593)The two biographical texts preserve the forms corresponding to 授經堂詩文集 and 授堂詩鈔.
[27]Edited worksThree titles are explicitly associated with Wu Yi as editor: Famoshou, Zhen gaohuang, and Qi feiji.
CBDBWu Yi (35085)The three bibliography entries explicitly classify Wu Yi’s role as editor.