Lê Quý Đôn
Lê Quý Đôn | |
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Lê Danh Phương | |
A statue of Lê Quý Đôn in Lê Quý Đôn High School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Born | 2 August 1726 Diên Hà, Thái Bình, Northern Vietnam |
| Died | 11 June 1784 (aged 57) |
| Other names | Doãn Hậu, Quế Đường |
| Citizenship | Đại Việt (present-day Vietnam) |
| Occupation | Quốc tử Giam |
| Known for | Đại Việt thông sử Toàn Việt thi lục Phủ biên tạp lục |
| Spouse | Lê Thị Trang |
| Children | Lê Quý Kiệt Lê Quý Châu Lê Quý Tá Lê Quý Nghị |
| Relatives | Lê Trọng Thứ (faither; 1693–1783) Trương Thị Ích (mother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Politics, History, Geography, Linguistics, Poetry, Encyclopedist |
| Institutions | Quốc tử giám of Hanoi |
Lê Quý Đôn (chữ Hán: (黎貴惇; 2 August 1726 – 11 June 1784), né Lê Danh Phương, on his pen name is Doãn Hậu 允厚, and Quế Đường 桂堂 was an 18th-century Vietnamese poet, encyclopedist, and government official. His pseudonym was Quế - Đường. He was a native of Duyen Ha village in present-day Thái Bình Province. He is considered one of the most outstanding and prolific Vietnamese polymaths of the early modern period.