Jiao Xun (English)

Japanese: 焦循 - しょうじゅん（英語表記）Jiao Xun

[Born] Qianlong 28 (1763)
[Died] 1820
A scholar of historical research in the Qing Dynasty of China. Born in Ganquan, Jiangsu Province. His courtesy name was Litang. He was appointed as a Juren in the 6th year of the Jiaqing era (1801). He studied under Dai Zhen and became knowledgeable in the study of classics, astronomy, calendar, and mathematics. He did not enter the government service, but instead devoted himself to reading and writing as a scholar. His works include Mencius Zhengji (30 volumes) and An Interpretation of the Analects (1 volume).

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Japanese:

[生]乾隆28(1763)
[没]嘉慶25(1820)
中国，清の考証学者。江蘇省甘泉の人。字，里堂。嘉慶6 (1801) 年の挙人。戴震に私淑して経学や天文歴数の学に通じ，官途につくことなく学者として読書と著述に専念した。『孟子正義』 (30巻) ，『論語通釈』 (1巻) などの著がある。

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