Wang Yinzhi (; 1766–1834) a
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
philologist
Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...
. The son of
Wang Niansun
Wang Niansun (; 1744–1832), courtesy name: Huaizu () was a Chinese scholar of the Qing Dynasty.
Biography
A native of Gaoyou, Jiangsu, he worked as a government official specializing in channelization before retiring to devote himself to his st ...
, he was the author of the ''
Jingzhuan Shici''.
[Wang Zhangtao 王章涛 (2006). Wang Niansun, Wang Yinzhi nianpu (王念孙, 王引之年谱 "Chronology of Wang Niansun and Wang Yinzhi"). Yangzhou: Guangling shushe.]
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Linguists from China
Qing dynasty classicists
1766 births
1834 deaths
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