Chen Hongmou

Chen Hongmou
Grand Secretary of the Eastern Library
In office
1767–1771
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
1764–1767
Minister of Personnel
In office
July 26, 1763  April 15, 1767
Serving with Fusen (until 1765), Tondo (since 1765)
Preceded byLiang Shizheng
Succeeded byLiu Lun
Minister of War
In office
June 28  July 26, 1763
Serving with Arigūn
Preceded byLiu Lun
Succeeded byPeng Qifeng
Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
January 14  May 27, 1758
Preceded byHenian
Succeeded byLi Shiyao
Governor of Fujian
In office
1752–1754
Preceded byPan Siju
Succeeded byZhongyin
Personal details
Born(1696-10-10)October 10, 1696
Lingui County, Guilin, Guangxi, China
DiedJuly 14, 1771(1771-07-14) (aged 74)
Yanzhou, Shandong, China

Chen Hongmou (simplified Chinese: 陈宏谋; traditional Chinese: 陳宏謀; pinyin: Chén Hóngmóu; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Hungmou, October 10, 1696 – July 14, 1771), courtesy name Ruzi (汝咨) and Rongmen (榕門), was a Chinese official, scholar, and philosopher, who is widely regarded as a model official of the Qing dynasty.