Yao Nai
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Yao Nai
Yao Nai (姚鼐, pinyin: Yáo Nài; 1731–1815) was a scholar of the Qing Dynasty.
Born in Tongcheng (桐城), Anhui province, Yao Nai achieved the degree of Jinshi in 1763, and was appointed to the Hanlin Academy (翰林院). Later he worked as official of several central administrative departements. Yao Nai was famous of his classical works (古文) and considered as a main figure of Tongcheng School.
Historian[]
Yao Nai was the first to point out the numerological outlay as a stylistic feature of the Warring States texts. Considering abundance of such features in the Yizhoushu, he expressed doubts in authenticity of this corpus, since the repetitiveness of such textual presentation did not agree with his perception of the "former kings' wisdom".
References[]
- Draft History of Qing
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
Categories:
- 1731 births
- 1815 deaths
- Qing dynasty philosophers
- Qing dynasty writers
- Writers from Anhui
- Mathematicians from Anhui
- People from Tongling
- Philosophers from Anhui