Overview
Li Mi was a scholar and Hermit.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Wei
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Recluse of Upright Stillness | 貞靜處士 | Zhenjing chushi |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 515 其年(延昌四年)Cause sudden violent illness 暴疾Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 247
Age
- 32AD 515 延昌四年卒,年三十二 · Reckoning SuiDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passage 247
Attested activity
- AD 515 其年(延昌四年)Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passages 226, 247, 250
- AD 496 十三Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passage 228
- AD 493 十歲Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passage 226
- AD 501 年十八Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passage 229
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Li Chang (李瑒)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 227
- Child of Father of Li Mifather 父Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 226
Origins and identity
- Zhao commandery Li clan / Li Anshi line 趙郡李氏Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passages 273, 282
Career and standing
- Recluse of Upright Stillness 貞靜處士Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 251
- repeatedly declined summons 屢辭徵辟Declined summonsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 250
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 226
- At Zhao commandery 趙郡Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 226, 242, 278, 281
- At cliff dwellings / rock rooms 依巖鑿室 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 246
Learning and skills
- mastered Filial Piety Classic, Analects, Mao Odes, and Documents 通孝經、論語、毛詩、尚書Age 13Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 228
- Skill calendrical arts 歷數之術 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 228
Works and attributed material
- Thicket of the Spring and Autumn 春秋叢林Relation Author · Extent twelve scrolls 十有二卷Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 231
- Speech · Speaker · Quote A man with ten thousand scrolls—why need a hundred cities facing south? 丈夫擁書萬卷,何假南面百城。 · Mode quotation Speaker Li Mi (李謐)Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 237
- Treatise · Author · Topic Mingtang · Mode quotation Speaker Li Mi (李謐)Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 292-293, 295, 297, 300
Events and relationships
- Compiled classics collationScholarly · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 231-232
- Consulted on phonologyDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 241
- Died of sudden illnessPersonal · DeceasedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 247
- Gate and lane markedRitual · Honoree · Details Gate: Literary Virtue 文德 · Lane: Filial Duty 孝義Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 251-252
- Lost father at tenScholarly · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 226
- Studied underDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 229
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Relation Clansman of · Person Li Xiaobo (李孝伯)Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 273
- Relation Clansman of · Person Li Anshi (李安世)Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 282
- Relation Student of · Person Kong Fan (孔璠)Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 229
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment compared to Hui, Kang, and Xuan Yan · Mode quotation Speaker edictDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 251
- Assessment deeply praiseworthy recluse-Confucian conduct · Mode quotation Speaker edictDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 250
- divine child 神童Assessment divine child · Mode named-source-report Source district and villageDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 228
References in the histories
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