Feng Gui-fen (English name)

Japanese: 馮桂芬 - ふうけいふん（英語表記）Feng Gui-fen

[Born] 14th year of the Kakei Era (1809)
[Died] 1874
A Chinese thinker and politician in the late Qing Dynasty. Also read as "Hyou Keifun." He was from Wu County (Suzhou), Jiangsu Province. His pen name was Lin Yi, and his pen names were Jingting and Deng Weishanren. He was a scholar in the 20th year of the Daoguang era (1840). He was appointed as the Right Chunfang Right Middle Manager by the editor of the Hanlin Academy. He was well acquainted with Lin Zexu, was knowledgeable about economics, and was involved in the practical aspects of his hometown. He was a friend of Li Hongzhang and participated in the Restoration of Tongzhi, advocating modern policies for enriching the country and strengthening its military. He was the second most pioneer in the Westernization theory after Wei Yuan. His main work is the Kenshido Manuscripts (12 volumes).

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Japanese:

[生]嘉慶14(1809)
[没]同治13(1874)
中国，清末の思想家。政治家。「ひょうけいふん」とも読む。江蘇省呉県 (蘇州) の人。字は林一。号は景亭，鄧尉山人。道光 20 (1840) 年の進士。翰林院編修から右春坊右中允。林則徐の知遇を受け，経世に通じ，郷里の実務にたずさわった。李鴻章の幕友として同治中興にも参加し，近代的富国強兵策を主張した。魏源に次ぐ洋務論の開拓者。主著『顕志堂稿』 (12巻) 。