Zhang Dai 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1597, Shaoxing, China
Died: 1689 (age 92 years), China
Books: Recollections of Tao An, 石匱書, Night boat, and more
Parents: Zhang Yaofang