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Yan Ruoqu
Chinese scholar (1636-1704) · Academics · Died at 67 · Born 390 years ago today
Yan Ruoqu was an influential Chinese scholar of the early Qing dynasty. He was born to a scholarly family in Taiyuan, Shanxi. Yan Ruoqu is most famous for proving that the "Old Text" chapters of the Confucian classic Book of Documents were forgeries.
Yan Ruoqu is read about 11 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
He also made observations and theories about the motions of the Moon and the planets.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1636 to 1704 · aged 67
