Ban Gu

Ban Gu was a historian, politician, and poet from China. He was born in 32 in Xianyang. He died in 92 in Luoyang.^[1] His The History of the Former Han Dynasty is the model, which most frequently uses by later Chinese historians.^[2]

Ban Gu
Ban Gu, 1st-century Chinese poet, historian, and compiler of the Book of Han
Born	AD 32 Anling, Fufeng County, Han Dynasty (now Xianyang, Shaanxi)
Died	AD 92 (aged 59–60)
Other names	Mengjian
Occupation(s)	Historian, poet, politician
Known for	Book of Han
Relatives	Ban Biao (father) Consort Ban (grand-aunt) Ban Chao (brother) Ban Zhao (sister)

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