Wei Zhouzuo | |
Order: | Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall |
Term: | 1672 |
Order1: | Grand Secretary of the Palace Historiographic Academy |
Term1: | 1661–1669 |
Order2: | Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library |
Term2: | 1658–1661 |
Order3: | Grand Secretary of the Palace Academy for the Advancement of Literature |
Term3: | 1658 |
Office4: | Minister of Personnel |
Term Start4: | June 7 |
Term End4: | June 27, 1658 |
Alongside4: | Ke'erkun |
Predecessor4: | Wang Yongji |
Successor4: | Sun Tingquan |
Birth Place: | Quwo County, Shanxi, Ming China |
Death Place: | Beijing, Qing China |
Wei Zhouzuo (1612–1675), courtesy name Wenxi, art name Wenshi, was an official who served in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.[1] He was a native of Chengnei (城內). He took the imperial examination and obtained a jinshi degree in 1637 during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor.
After the fall of the Ming dynasty, Wei served under the Qing in various capacities.[2] In 1653, he was named Vice-President of Punishments, in 1654 President of Works, and in 1658 President of Civil Appointments, as well as Grand Secretary.[2] In 1660 he worked with the Qing noble Bahana to revise the Great Qing Legal Code.[2]