Ouyang Xun (557–641)

Born 557 CE, died 641 CE.

Ouyang Xun (Chinese: 歐陽詢; pinyin: Ōuyáng Xún; Wade–Giles: Ou-yang Hsün; 557–641), courtesy name Xinben (Chinese: 信本; pinyin: Xìn běn; Wade–Giles: Hsin-pên), was a Chinese calligrapher, politician, and writer of the early Tang dynasty. He was born in Changsha to a family of government officials and died in modern Anhui province.

Text from the Wikipedia article Ouyang_Xun, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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