Wei Yuan, China, people of the Qing dynasty

Wei Yuan (Chinese: 魏源; pinyin: Wèi Yuán; Wade–Giles: Wei Yüan, April 23, 1794—August 26, 1856), born Wei Yuanda (魏远达), courtesy names Moshen (默深) and Hanshi (汉士), was a Chinese scholar from Shaoyang, Hunan. He moved to Yangzhou in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. Wei obtained the provincial degree (juren) in the Imperial examinations and subsequently worked in the secretariat of several prominent statesmen, such as Lin Zexu. Wei was deeply concerned with the crisis facing China in the early 19th century; but, while he remained loyal to the Qing Dynasty, he also sketched a number of proposals for the improvement of the administration of the empire.
中文：魏源（1794年－1857年），原名远达，字默深，一字墨生，又字汉士，号良图。清湖南省邵阳县金潭人（今邵阳市隆回县金潭）。为晚清思想家，新思想的倡导者。林则徐的好友。近代中国“睁眼看世界”的首批知识分子的优秀代表。