Zeng Gong
Chinese historian, poet, politician, and writer (1019-1083) · Writers · Died at 64
Zeng Gong, courtesy name Zigu (子固), was a Chinese essayist, historian, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a key supporter and writer in the Classical Prose Movement and is regarded by later scholars as one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song.
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Zeng was the most notable protégé of Ouyang Xiu, the intellectual and literary leader in the Classic Prose Movement.
