Ban Gu

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 Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bān Gù Gwoyeu Romatzyh Ban Guh Wade–Giles Pan1 Ku4 IPA [pán kû] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Bāan Gu IPA [páːn kūː] Jyutping Baan1 Gu3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Pan Kòo Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Pæn Kù Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *pˤ<r>an [k]ˤa-s
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孟堅
Simplified Chinese	孟坚
Literal meaning	(courtesy name)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mèngjiān Gwoyeu Romatzyh Menqjian Wade–Giles Meng4-chien1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Maahng-gīn Jyutping Maang6-gin1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bīng-kian Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Mæ̀ng-ken Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *mˤrang-s kˤin<g>

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.