Talk:Yan Fu

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[edit] Birth date

Encyclopæpedia Britannica gives his birth date as January 8, 1854. Where did the December 10, 1853 date come from? --Rbraunwa 23:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

have corrected it, thanks a lot. Cheers.--K.C. Tang 01:16, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

10 December 1853 is correct, see Chinese Wikipedia.--Niohe 01:26, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

He was born on 10 December 1853--according to the Chinese calender. I've correct that again. Cheers.--K.C. Tang 06:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

How confused can things get? Now, go to the Chinese page, and find what the Chinese calendar date is, it is 咸三年十一月十日. The convert that date to the Gregorian calendar and what do you get? 10 December 1853. As long as we can agree on the Chinese calendar date, this is the corresponding Gregorian date.--Niohe 11:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

according to Yanfu Nianpu (严复年谱 "Yan Fu's Chronology" ISBN 7211043113), Yan was born on 癸丑十二月初十日, which translates into the Gregorian calendar "January 8 1854". People's Daily reported the same date. I don't know who we can trust if we don't trust these two sources. Indeed the Chinese wiki contradicts itself concerning Yan's birthday, if you take a look at zh:1月8日, on which date Yan Fu is reported to be born. The truth speaks itself out. You guys decide.--K.C. Tang 08:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, that makes much more sense. You should have referred to that source in the first place and I would have understood what you meant.--Niohe 13:07, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry for my plundering. Anyway, you can try to confirm the sources and weigh the evidences before making a decision. Cheers.--K.C. Tang 01:08, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll correct the date again, if there're no further objections.--K.C. Tang 14:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)