Nguyễn Du

For the 16th-century Chinese-language Vietnamese poet, author of Strange Tales, see Nguyễn Dữ.
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Du.
Nguyễn Du
Statue in Nghi Xuan District
Native name
Nguyễn Du
阮攸
Born(1766-01-03)3 January 1766
Hà Tĩnh, Great Viet
Died18 September 1820(1820-09-18) (aged 54)
Huế, Vietnam
Resting placeNghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
OccupationPoet, Revival Lê dynasty mandarin
LanguageVietnamese, Hán văn
Notable worksThe Tale of Kiều
SpouseĐoàn Nguyễn Thị Huệ
Signature
Vietnamese alphabetNguyễn Du
Chữ Hán阮攸

Nguyễn Du (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋʷiə̌nˀ zū], 阮攸; 3 January 1766 – 16 September 1820), courtesy name Tố Như (Vietnamese pronunciation: [tǒ ɲɯ̄], 素如) and art name Thanh Hiên (清軒), is a celebrated Vietnamese poet and musician. He is most known for having written the epic poem The Tale of Kiều.

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