Lê Quý Đôn
Vietnamese writer (1726–1784) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lê Quý Đôn (chữ Hán: (黎貴惇; 2 August 1726 – 11 June 1784), né Lê Danh Phương,[1][2] on his pen name is Doãn Hậu 允厚, and Quế Đường 桂堂 was an 18th-century Vietnamese poet, encyclopedist, and government official. His pseudonym was Quế - Đường. He was a native of Duyen Ha village in present-day Thái Bình Province. He is considered one of the most outstanding and prolific Vietnamese polymaths of the early modern period.[3][4]
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Lê Quý Đôn | |
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Lê Danh Phương | |
Born | (1726-08-02)2 August 1726 Diên Hà, Thái Bình, Northern Vietnam |
Died | 11 June 1784(1784-06-11) (aged 57) |
Nationality | Đại Việt (present-day Vietnam) |
Other names | Doãn Hậu, Quế Đường |
Citizenship | Đại Việt (present-day Vietnam) |
Occupation | Quốc tử Giam |
Known for | Đại Việt thông sử Toàn Việt thi lục Phủ biên tạp lục |
Spouse | Lê Thị Trang |
Children | Lê Quý Kiệt Lê Quý Châu Lê Quý Tá Lê Quý Nghị |
Relatives | Lê Trọng Thứ (faither; 1693–1783) Trương Thị Ích (mother) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Politics, History, Geography, Linguistics, Poetry, Encyclopedist |
Institutions | Quốc tử giám of Hanoi |
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