Wang Wei (王褘; 1322–1373; alternative birth years are 1321 and 1289) was a Ming-dynasty scholar-official. His courtesy name was Zichong, his studio name or sobriquet Huachuan, and his posthumous names are Zhongwen and Wenjie; Wangwei is another form of his name. He was a native of Yiwu.
Life
Between 1347 and 1349, he travelled in Dadu Circuit. In 1369, the second year of the Hongwu era, at age 48, he was summoned through zhengbi to compile the History of Yuan. His offices included Jiangnan ruxue, tongpan of Zhangzhou Circuit, prefect of Nankang Prefecture, zongcai guan, and daizhi of the Hanlin National History Academy. He died in 1373 at age 52. He was described as skilled in writing, a good or exemplary administrator, and a literary office-holder; he was also associated with reclusion and hidden virtue.
Family and associations
His grandfather was Wang Yanze (1253–1332), his father Wang Liangyu (1290–1364), and his father-in-law He Zhi; his wife was He Miaoyin (1322–1377). His elder brother was Wang Yu; his younger brothers were Wang Chu and Wang Bu; his sons were Wang Shou and Wang Shen (1360–1400), and his descendants included the grandson Wang Rang and the great-grandson Wang Wen, whose dates are variously given as 1433–1489 or unknown.
He was friends with Chen Jin, Wenren Mengji, Zhao Liangong, Zhu Lian, and Yu Qing. In 1348, he was recommended by Zhang Qiyan, Wei Su, and Duan Tianyou, and he studied under Huang Jin and Liu Guan. He wrote prefaces for works by Song Lian, Zhu Hou, Zhu Yuanlong, Dai Liang, Liu Ji, Zheng Tao, Gong Shitai, Nai Xian, and Shi Boyuan.
Works
His works include Qingyan cong lu, Xu dazheng ji, Tongjian gangmu shufa, Huachuan zhici in one juan, Xu zhilin in one juan, and Yan lianzhu bian in one juan.
References
- CBDB Wang Wei (10726)
- Wikidata Wang Wei (Q15934970)