Qin and Han · Scholar and teacher

Ma Rong 馬融

Mǎ Róng

Attested AD 79 - AD 166

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Ma Rong was a scholar and teacher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 79 to AD 166 馬融
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 196
AD 79 to AD 166 馬融
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 244

Key source chapters

Book of Song, Chapter 55 Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 96 Volume 90: Retired Officals: Sui Kua, Feng Liang, Li Mi, Zheng Xiu 1 passage

Events and relationships

Relation Teacher of · Person Zheng Xuan (鄭玄)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 244
Relation Teacher of · Person Lu Zhi (盧植)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 244

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long · 1 passage

盧植、鄭玄，偕學馬融，人各名象。 Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan both studied under Ma Rong, yet each devised his own interpretive system.

Book of Wei, Chapter 96Volume 90: Retired Officals: Sui Kua, Feng Liang, Li Mi, Zheng Xiu · 1 passage

謂其子曰：『昔鄭玄、盧植不遠數千里詣扶風馬融，今汝明師甚邇，何不就業也？』 He told his son, "Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi once traveled thousands of li to study with Ma Rong in Fufeng; your teacher is near—why not study?"