Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar and Teacher

Du Zhiwei 杜之偉

Attested AD 552 - AD 557

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Du Zhiwei was a scholar and Teacher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 552 時年十六
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 14, passages 8, 10
AD 555 to AD 557 永定初前
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passages 111-112

Key source chapters

Career and standing

head of the directorate of history 領著作
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 111
vice director of the secretariat 中書侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 111

Places and affiliations

Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 27, passage 111
At Wu commandery 吳郡
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 10

Events and relationships

Memorialized to appoint
Personnel · Recommender · With Yao Cha (姚察)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 111
Relation Patron of · Person Yao Cha (姚察)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 111
Relation Teacher of · Person Chen Chang (陳昌)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 10

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 111

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 1 passage

高祖遣陳郡謝哲、濟陽蔡景歷輔昌為郡，又遣吳郡杜之偉授昌以經書。 The Founder sent Xie Zhe of Chen and Cai Jingli of Jiyang to help him govern the commandery, and Du Zhiwei of Wu to teach him the classics.

Book of Chen, Chapter 27Volume 27: Jiang Zong; Yao Cha · 1 passage

中書侍郎領著作杜之偉與察深相眷遇，表用察佐著作，仍撰史。 Du Zhiwei, vice director of the secretariat who also headed the directorate of history, was deeply attached to him; he memorialized to appoint Cha as an assistant compiler, and Cha went on writing history.