Ban Gu

Ban Gu was a historian, politician, and poet from China. He was born in 32 in Xianyang. He died in 92 in Luoyang. His The History of the Former Han Dynasty is the model, which most frequently uses by later Chinese historians.

Ban Gu
Ban Gu, 1st-century Chinese poet, historian, and compiler of the Book of Han
Born	AD 32 Anling, Fufeng County, Han Dynasty (now Xianyang, Shaanxi)
Died	AD 92 (aged 59–60)
Other names	Mengjian
Occupation	Historian, poet, politician
Known for	Book of Han
Relatives	Ban Biao (father) Consort Ban (grand-aunt) Ban Chao (brother) Ban Zhao (sister)

Ban Gu
"Ban Gu" in Chinese characters
Chinese	班固
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Bān Gù - Wade–Giles Pan1 Ku4 - IPA [pán kû] - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Ban Guh Min - Hokkien POJ Pan Kòo Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Baan1 Gu3 - IPA [páːn kūː] - Yale Romanization Bāan Gu Middle Chinese - Middle Chinese Pæn Kù
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孟堅
Simplified Chinese	孟坚
Literal meaning	(courtesy name)
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Mèngjiān - Wade–Giles Meng4-chien1 - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Menqjian Min - Hokkien POJ Bīng-kian Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Maang6-gin1 - Yale Romanization Maahng-gīn