# Zhang Dai

> Zhang Dai, courtesy name Zongzi (宗子) and pseudonym Tao'an (陶庵), was a Chinese essayist and historian. He was a gentleman essayist who was a biographer of his own privileged aristocratic family, a historian of the Ming dynasty, and a biographer of notable virtuous figures. He wrote his own obituary which included the lines: "He loved pretty maidservants, he loved handsome serving boys ... he loved perfect food ... he loved paintings of flowers and birds."

*Chinese historian*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zhang-dai

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1597
- **Died:** 1689
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://zh.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%B2%B1)
- [تشانج داى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%89)
- [Čang Taj](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cang_Taj)
- [Zhang Dai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Dai)
- [Zhang Dai](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Dai)
- [張岱 (明)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%B2%B1_(%E6%98%8E))
- [장대 (역사가)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%A5%EB%8C%80_(%EC%97%AD%EC%82%AC%EA%B0%80))
- [Чжан Дай](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B9)
- [Чжан Дай](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B9)
- [张岱](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%A0%E5%B2%B1)
- [張岱](https://zh_classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%B2%B1)
- [張岱](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%B2%B1)
- [張岱 (明朝)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%B2%B1_(%E6%98%8E%E6%9C%9D))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706214)

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