Qin and Han · Scholar and Teacher

Xu Fang 徐房

Xú Fáng

Attested AD 9 - AD 25

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Fang was a scholar and Teacher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 9 to AD 25 王莽世前后
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 94, passage 67

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 94Volume 83: Biographies of Hermits · 2 passages

初，萌与同郡徐房、平原李子云、王君公相友善，并晓阴阳，怀德秽行。 Feng had been close to Xu Fang, Li Ziyun, and Wang Jungong—fellow students of yin-yang who prized virtue over reputation.

房与子云养徒各千人，君公遭乱独不去，侩牛自隐。 Xu and Li each taught a thousand pupils; Wang alone stayed through the chaos, hiding as a cattle broker.