Prince Of Tang

Prince Of Tang

male
The Prince of Tang reigned as the Shaowu (紹武) Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646-1647. His personal name was Zhu Yuyuè (朱聿[金...
Lin Zexu

Lin Zexu

male, deceased (1851)
Lin Zexu (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850), also known as Lin Tse-hsu, was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty. He is most...
Yan Fu

Yan Fu

male, deceased (1921)
Yan Fu (courtesy name:) (January 8 1854 - October 27 1921) was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts,...
Higaonna Kanryo

Higaonna Kanryo

male
Higaonna (Higashionna) Kanyo was a native of Nishi-shin-machi, Naha, Okinawa. He was born into a merchant family, whose business was selling...
Lin Shu

Lin Shu

male
Lin Shu, courtesy name Qinna (琴南), was a Chinese man of letters, most famous for his introducing Western literature to a whole generation of Chin...
Emperor Duanzong Of Song

Emperor Duanzong Of Song

male, deceased (1278)
Emperor Duānzōng was the penultimate emperor of Southern Song Dynasty of China who died as a teen and reigned from 1276-1278. He was also known as...
Zeng Gong

Zeng Gong

male, deceased (1083)
Zeng Gong, courtesy name Zigu (子固), was a scholar and historian of the Song Dynasty in China. He was one of the supporters of the New Classical Pros...
Chen Jingrun

Chen Jingrun

male, deceased (1996)
Chen Jingrun (Traditional Chinese: 陳景潤; Simplified Chinese: 陈景润; pinyin: "Chén Jǐngrùn", May 22, 1933 – March 19, 1996) was a Chinese mathemati...
Shen Baozhen

Shen Baozhen

male, deceased (1879)
Shen Baozhen Chinese official during the Qing dynasty. Born in Minhou in Fujian province, he obtained the highest degree in the imperial...

Giulio Alenio

male, deceased (1649)
Giulio Alenio, Italian Jesuit missionary, was born at Brescia. He entered the Society of Jesus and was sent to the East. He landed at Macau in...