Fan Zhongyan (October 1, 989 - June 19, 1052), courtesy name Xiwen. His ancestral home is Pizhou, and he later moved to Wuxian County, Suzhou. A politician and writer in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan lost his father when he was young, and his mother remarried to the Zhu family of Changshan, so she changed her name to Zhu Shuo. In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), Fan Zhongyan studied hard and passed the exam, and was awarded the title of Guangde Army Manager to join the army. Later, he successively served as magistrate of Xinghua County, school administrator of Mi Pavilion, general magistrate of Chenzhou, magistrate of Suzhou, etc. He was repeatedly criticized for his impartiality and outspokenness. In the fourth year of Huangyou's reign (1052), he changed his name to Yingzhou and died on the way to take office at the age of sixty-four. He was given the title of Taishi, Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling, and Duke of Chu. He was given the posthumous title "Wenzheng" and was known as Fan Wenzhenggong in the world.
