Academy Members
Some of the more famous academicians of Hanlin were:
- Li Bai (701—762) - Poet.
- Bai Juyi (772—846) - Poet.
- Ouyang Xiu (1007—1072) - Historian.
- Shen Kuo (1031—1095) - Chancellor.
- Zhang Zeduan (1085—1145) - Painter
- Zhao Mengfu (1254—1322) - Painter, calligrapher, poet (rector, 1314–1320).
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872) - Scholar and later key military official
- Weng Tonghe (1830—1904) - Imperial Tutor.
- Cai Yuanpei (1868—1940) - Educator.
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