About Ou Daren
Lived 1516 – 1596 (aged 79–80). Ou Daren was a Chinese poet and politician.
Ou Daren (1516–1596) was a Ming Dynasty scholar. He was a native of Chencun (陳村), Shunde in Guangdong province. Becoming an official with the Second-Degree Scholars (優貢), he was appointed at posts such as Assistant of the Imperial College (國子監助教), Officer in Ministry of Work Affairs in Nanjing (南京工部虞衡郎中), etc. He was famous for his poetry, and was one of "The Latter Five Poets of the Southern Garden" (南园后五子), along with Liang Youyu, Li Minbiao, Wu Dan and Li Shixing. His famous works are the Collected Works of Ou Yubu (歐虞部集) and the Biographies of Virtuous Ancestors of Bai Yue (百越先賢志).
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Who was Ou Daren?
Scholar and poet
When was Ou Daren born?
Ou Daren was born in 1516.
When did Ou Daren die?
Ou Daren died in 1596.
What was Ou Daren's occupation?
Ou Daren was a poet and politician.
What nationality was Ou Daren?
Ou Daren was Chinese.
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