Vũ Miên 武檰 | |
Birth Date: | 1718 |
Birth Place: | Lương Tài, Đại Việt |
Death Date: | 1782 |
Death Place: | Lương Tài, Đại Việt |
Occupation: | Royal historian |
Language: | Vietnamese, Hán văn |
Period: | Revival Lê dynasty |
Genre: | Historiography |
Notableworks: | Đại Việt sử ký tục biên Đại Việt lịch triều đăng khoa lục Tam thiên tự lịch đại văn Quốc âm |
Parents: | Vũ Khuê |
Relatives: | Vũ Trinh Vũ Tú |
Vũ Miên (Vietnamese: 武檰; 1718 - 1782), was a historian and official in 18th century Vietnam.[1] Vũ Miên was born in 1718 in former Xuân Lan village, currently known as Ngọc Quan thorp in Lương Tài district, Bắc Ninh province, in a noble clan[2] with tradition of studying. He did get highest scores in many Confucian examinations, including Hội nguyên (會元), then finally was awarded the title Tiến sĩ (進士) in 1748 (30 years old). He did concurrently hold many high ranking mandarin positions, including: Chancellor and Headmaster[3] of Quốc Tử Giám, Chairman of National History Press...