[1]Life dates and identityShen Shoumin lived from 1607 to 1675 and belonged to the late-Ming and early-Qing period; the biographical record identifies him as a literatus or scholar.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The biographical record gives the Romanized name Shen Shoumin, the years 1607 and 1675, Qing affiliation, and the status 士人.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The profile and biographical entry date Shen Shoumin to 1607–1675 and place him in the late Ming and early Qing.
WikidataShen Shoumin (Q11138051)The English label identifies Shen Shoumin, while the item description and time claims identify him as a Qing-period person born in 1607 and deceased in 1675.
[2]Courtesy name and sobriquetsHis courtesy name was Meisheng; the sources differ between 耕農 and 耕岩 as a hao, classify 耕巖 as a studio name or sobriquet, and preserve 徵君 and 貞文先生 as additional names.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The name list gives Meisheng and Gengyan as forms classified as 字, classifies Gengyan written as 耕巖 as a studio name or sobriquet, and includes Zhengjun and Zhenwenxiansheng.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biographical entries give the courtesy name 眉生, the hao 耕農, and another account's hao 耕岩.
WikidataShen Shoumin (Q11138051)The name and claim records preserve the associated forms 徵君, 眉生, 耕岩, 耕巖, and 貞文先生, including the Romanized forms Meisheng and Gengyan in the name list.
[3]Native placeHis native place is given as Xuancheng or Yicheng, and the biographical formulation Ningguo Prefecture, Xuancheng also occurs.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The address records give both 宣城 and 宜城 as basic native-place entries.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The profile and biographical entries describe him as from Ningguo Prefecture's Xuancheng or simply from Xuancheng.
[4]Family backgroundShen Shoumin was a collateral descendant of Shen Maoxue and the son of Shen Youheng.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biography identifies him as 沈懋學's collateral descendant.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The profile and three biographical entries identify him as a 諸生.
[6]Chongzhen recommendation and impeachmentsDuring the Chongzhen period, he was recommended by Zhang Guowei, went to the capital, and immediately impeached Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The entry record specifies recommendation, including 保舉.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biography states that during Chongzhen he was recommended by 巡撫張國維, went to the capital, and submitted impeaching memorials against 楊嗣昌 and 熊文燦.
[7]Dismissal and examination careerThe impeachments made him famous but also led to his dismissal; he then stopped taking examinations, while another entry records his nomination under 賢良方正.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biography says that the action made him famous, caused his dismissal, and ended his examination career; the profile and poetry-biographical entry record the Xianliang Fangzheng nomination.
[8]Political protestHe joined Wu Yingji and others in drafting the Liudu Fangluan Gongjie to denounce Ruan Dacheng.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biography says that he and 吳應箕 and others drafted 《留都防亂公揭》 to denounce 阮大鋮.
[9]Seclusion and illnessIn the early Qing, during the Shunzhi–Kangxi period, he lived in seclusion in Jinhuashan, refused recruitment, taught disciples, and was sidelined by illness.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biographical entries place his seclusion in the early Qing or the Shunzhi–Kangxi period, in Jinhuashan, and state that he refused recruitment.
[10]Children and grandsonThe kinship record lists Shen Zhu, Shen Xie, Shen Yu, Shen Yan, and Shen Feng as his first, second, third, fifth, and sixth sons, and Shen Tingrui as his grandson.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The kinship entries identify the five sons by order as first, second, third, fifth, and sixth, and identify 沈廷瑞 as a grandson.
[11]Friendships and pupilsHe was a friend of Chen Mingxia, Xu Fang, and Li Guangzhuo; Wu Sugong was his disciple and Shi Runzhang his student.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The association records mark 陳名夏, 徐枋, and 李光倬 as friends, 吳肅公 as a disciple, and 施閏章 as a student.
[12]CorrespondenceThe Gushan yiji includes letters sent and answered, with Huang Zongxi, Shi Runzhang, Fang Yizhi, and Zhang Zilie among the correspondents.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The association entries under 《姑山遺集三十卷》 include 致書 and 答Y書 relationships with 黃宗羲, 施閏章, 方以智, and 張自烈.
[13]Commemorative inscriptionsHuang Zongxi composed Shen Shoumin's epitaph, while Quan Zuwang composed the inscription for his burial mound.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The association records identify 黃宗羲 as the author of the 墓誌銘 and 全祖望 as the author of the 壙記.
[14]WorksHis works include Gushan wenji, while Gushan ji is another associated title; the catalogue also lists Gushan shiji, Gushan yiji in thirty juan, and the sixteen-juan Xian dao lu (Shen Shoumin).
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The text records list 《姑山文集》, 《姑山詩集》, 《閑道錄(沈壽民)》十六卷, and 《姑山遺集三十卷》, with the last explicitly assigning him the author role.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The biographies associate 《姑山集》 with him and explicitly say that he wrote 《姑山文集》.
[15]Poetry-manuscript variantsThe poetry manuscript is given in three written forms: 剩菴詩稿, 剩菴詩稁, and 剰菴詩槀.
CBDBShen Shoumin (34926)The text record gives the equivalent title forms 《剩菴詩稿》 and 《剩菴詩稁》.
Souyun沈壽民 (56165)The poetry entry gives the additional form 《剰菴詩槀》.