Zhu Shizhe (, born 1879, died 1969 in Hangzhou) with the courtesy name Shaobin (å°Â濱), was a Chinese scholar who is known for his book on the Book of Lord Shang (Shangjun shu) and his biographical contributions to the Draft History of Qing (Qingshi gao).
His ancestral home was in Suzhou (èÂÂå·Â) and he was born in Yi County, Anhui Province, China. His grandfather Zhu Junsheng () and father Zhu Kongzhang (æ±åÂÂå½°) were both scholars of the late Qing dynasty. Zhu Shizhe wrote over 100 biographies for the work Qingshi gao (渠å²稿 / "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty"). Later, he taught at Beiping Furen University () and at the Chinese University (). He was friends with figures such as Chen Yinke (é³寠æª) and Xian Yuqing (å¼çÂÂ渠); Chen Yinke even dedicated the poem âÂÂAn Zhu Shaobin in Hangzhouâ (Jihuai Hangzhou Zhu Shaobin å¯Âæ·æÂÂå·Âæ±å°Â濱) to him. His works include: Huangshan qiaochang (é»Â山樵å±), Qingshi shuwen (渠å²述èÂÂ), Shangjun shu jiegu (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ书解è¯Â), and He Qingzhen ci (Ã¥ÂÂ渠çÂÂè¯Â).
The Hanyu da zidian for example uses his Shangjun shu jiegu dingben Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ书解è¯Âå®Âæ¬ [Exposition and Definitive Text of the Book of Lord Shang] (definitive edition, Guji chubanshe å¤ç±ÂåºçÂÂ社, 1956).
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In the biographies (liezhuan), there are many authors; among the scholars at the academy, almost everyone contributed something. In my view, although the biographies are generally treated uniformly, since the time of Kangxi and Qianlong, each dynasty has made its own additions. Each dynasty is therefore the work of many hands, but each has a main author; and when the works are thoroughly revised, it depends on who is the principal responsible person â that person bears most of the responsibility. </blockquote>