Wei Yuan, Chinese Scholar(1794-1857)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Wei Yuanda
• Known as: Wei Yuan
• Birth: April 23, 1794, Shaoyang, China
• Death: August 26, 1856, Hangzhou, China
• Language: Chinese
• Who he was: Chinese scholar; Haiguo Tuzhi (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)

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