Luo Hongxian
Luo • Illustration — Luo Hongxian from 1504 Luo Hongxian (1504–1564) was a Ming dynasty Chinese cartographer. He also studied astronomy, geography, irrigation methods, military affairs and mathematics. After passing the Imperial Examinations with the rank of jinshi in 1529, Luo worked as a senior compiler at the Hanlin Academy.
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Luo Hongxian
- Born
- 1504 · Jiangxi.
- Died
- 1564
- Nationality
- Ming dynasty
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Known for
- Guang Yutu
- Languages
- Classical Chinese · Old Mandarin
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Luo • Illustration — Luo Hongxian from 1504 Luo Hongxian (1504–1564) was a Ming dynasty Chinese cartographer. He also studied astronomy, geography, irrigation methods, military affairs and mathematics. After passing the Imperial Examinations with the rank of jinshi in 1529, Luo worked as a senior compiler at the Hanlin Academy.
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Born at Jiangxi in 1504, died in 1564.
The recorded working language is Classical Chinese and Old Mandarin. Works named in the authority record are Guang Yutu.
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- 1.Unryu Suganuma. Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese Relations: Irredentism and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. University of Hawaii Press. 65–66. 1 January 2000. 978-0-8248-2493-8.
- 2.Luo, Hongxian. Enlarged Terrestrial Atlas. World Digital Library. 1579.
- 3.Cartography Paper. www.ruf.rice.edu.
- 4.Helaine Selin. Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Springer. 568. 1 January 1997. 978-0-7923-4066-9.
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