Yan Yuan, courtesy name Yizhi or Hunran, art name Xizhai
was a Chinese classicist, essayist, and philosopher. He founded the practical school of Confucianism to contrast with the more ethereal Neo-Confucianism that had been popular in China for... Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1635, Hebei, China
Died: September 30, 1704 (age 69 years), Zhili
Books: Preservation of Learning
Parents: Yan Chang