About Ou Shizi
Lived 1234 – 1324 (aged 89–90). Ou Shizi was a Chinese philosopher, writer, recluse, ci lyric writer and scholar.
Ou Shizi (; 1234–1324) was a Song dynasty scholar. A native of Chencun, Shunde, in Guangdong province, he was known as "Mr. Dengzhou" (登洲先生) and was famous for his learnedness. His native village was renamed Dengzhou in his honour. He is the attributed author of the Three Character Classic, a Chinese classic text that embodied Confucius thought yet suitable for teaching young children.
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Ou Shizi was born in 1234.
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Ou Shizi died in 1324.
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Ou Shizi was a philosopher, writer, recluse, ci lyric writer and scholar.
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