Ji Yun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ji Yun

Chinese Qing dynasty scholar

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1724

Place of Birth: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1805

Profession: politician, collector, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ji Yun (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Ji Yún; 1724–1805), also known as Ji Xiaolan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Ji Xiaolán) or Ji Chunfan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Ji Chunfan) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer.
He was an influential scholar of Qing dynasty China and many anecdotes have been recorded about him.
Ji Yun left behind a book entitled Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations, and another book named Wenda Gong Yiji (Collected Works of Lord Wenda, i.e.
Ji Xiaolan), which was edited by later generations.
He was often mentioned with Yuan Mei as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: ????; literally: 'Yuan of the south and Ji of the north').