[1]Life dates and identityLin Wenjun lived from 1487 to 1536, was a Ming-dynasty official, and held the jinshi degree.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The name, life dates, Ming affiliation, jinshi entry, and recorded offices support the opening identification.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The biographical passages give 1487–1536, the Ming dynasty, the jinshi degree, and official titles.
WikidataLin Wenjun (Q45688795)The English label, description, and date values identify him as a Ming-dynasty politician and a 1511 jinshi, with birth and death years matching the article.
[2]Names, posthumous name, and native placeHis courtesy name was Ruying, his studio name Fangzhai, his posthumous name Wenxiu, and the posthumous form 文脩 is also found; he was from Putian in Fujian and ranked second in birth order.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The name types identify Ruying as the courtesy name, Fangzhai as a studio name or sobriquet, and Wenxiu and 文脩 as posthumous-name forms; the same record gives birth-order number two and Putian.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The biographical passages give the names Ruying and Fangzhai, the Wenxiu posthumous name, and the Fujian Xinghua-Putian native place.
WikidataLin Wenjun (Q45688795)The alias values provide the English forms Fangzhai, Ruying, and Wenxiu, together with the Chinese forms 汝英, 方齋, 文修, and 文脩.
[3]Family and marriageThe family relationships name 林子 as great-grandfather, 林僴 as grandfather, 林廷諭 as father, 張氏 as mother, and 朱氏 as wife.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The kinship relations and names directly support the listed ancestors, parents, and wife.
[4]ExaminationsHe was a shengyuan, became the 1507 Fujian jieyuan, and in 1511 ranked 128th in the metropolitan examination and 110th in the second class of the jinshi list.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The examination and school entries give shengyuan status, the provincial-degree entry, the rank 128, and the second-class 110th jinshi rank.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The biographical passage specifies the dingmao jieyuan result in 1507 and the 128th metropolitan and second-class jinshi results in 1511.
[5]Hanlin appointmentAfter the jinshi examination he was selected as a shujishi and appointed a Hanlin compiler.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The career passages state that he was selected as a shujishi and appointed a Hanlin compiler; the title list repeats both offices.
[6]Early Jiajing careerIn the early Jiajing period he returned to his former post, completed the Veritable Records compilation, became Right Assistant in the Eastern Palace, and served as a compiler of the Da Ming Huidian.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The chronology gives the second-year restoration, completion of the Wuzong Veritable Records, promotion to Right Assistant in the Eastern Palace, and eighth-year appointment to the Da Ming Huidian.
[7]Later Jiajing officesFrom the ninth through fourteenth Jiajing years he held the Nanjing and Beijing directorates of the Imperial Academy, then became a right vice minister of Rites and of Personnel in Nanjing.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The career sequence lists the ninth-year Nanjing libationer appointment, the eleventh-year Beijing transfer, the thirteenth-year Nanjing Rites appointment, and the fourteenth-year Nanjing Personnel transfer.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The office entries confirm the Nanjing Directorate of the Imperial Academy and Nanjing Personnel vice-minister posts.
[8]Highest-office variantThe highest office is given in two ways: one summary says Nanjing Revenue vice minister, while the detailed career and another summary end with Nanjing Personnel right vice minister.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)The two biographical passages differ in their summary of the highest office: one says Nanjing Revenue vice minister, while the detailed sequence and the other summary end with Nanjing Personnel right vice minister.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The office values explicitly give Nanjing Personnel right vice minister, preserving the variant in the biographical wording.
[9]Death and posthumous nameHe died in 1536, the fifteenth Jiajing year, and received the posthumous name Wenxiu.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The death year is 1536 and the name data classifies Wenxiu and 文脩 as posthumous-name forms.
Souyun林文俊 (50837)Both biographical passages give the 1536 death and the Wenxiu posthumous name.
WikidataLin Wenjun (Q45688795)The death-date value and Wenxiu alias support the 1536 death and posthumous name.
[10]WorksHe was described as skilled in writing, and works associated with him include 《方齋存稿》 in ten juan and 《方齋詩文集》.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The writing assessment and the ten-juan 《方齋存稿》 title are given together.
[11]Prefaces and postscriptsHe wrote book prefaces for 尹襄 and 虞守愚, a postscript for 柯維熊’s books and paintings, and prefaces for the poetry and prose of 姚鏌 and 費宷.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The association entries connect the named people with Lin Wenjun’s book prefaces, book-and-painting postscript, and poetry-and-prose prefaces.
[12]Epitaphs and sacrificial textsHe composed six epitaphs and two sacrificial texts for the named individuals.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)Six association entries identify the epitaph subjects and two identify the sacrificial-text subjects.
[13]Other writings and epitaph authorsHe composed an elegy, a spirit-way stele, an academy record, and a shrine record; epitaphs for him were attributed to 費寀 and 龔用卿.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The associations identify the elegy, the spirit-way stele and academy record, the shrine record, and epitaph authors 費寀 and 龔用卿.
[14]Praise湛若水 praised Lin Wenjun’s integrity, while 茅宰 praised his administrative achievements.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)Two association entries praise Lin Wenjun for integrity and administrative achievements.
[15]Farewell writings oneHe wrote farewell messages, parting poems, or prefaces for eight named individuals.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)Eight association entries identify the named recipients of farewell messages, parting poems, or prefaces.
[16]Farewell writings twoHe wrote the same kind of farewell texts for nine additional individuals.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)Nine association entries use the same farewell-message, parting-poem, or preface category for the listed individuals.
[17]Received gifts and congratulationsHe received farewell writing from 龔用卿 and poetry and prose from 呂柟, and sent congratulations to four named people.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)The associations identify the farewell and poetry-and-prose gifts received by Lin Wenjun, followed by four congratulations sent by him.
[18]Poetry and prose giftsHe presented poems and prose to the ten named recipients.
CBDBLin Wenjun (128571)Ten association entries identify the recipients of Lin Wenjun’s poems and prose.