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Rh Kao Yen. Died A.D. 561. Brother to Kao Yang, whom he succeeded in 559, after the deposition of Kao Tin, as third Emperor of the Northern Ch4 dynasty. He proved an able and diligent ruler, and introduced many reforms beneficial to the people at large. Canonised as ^ ^ ^ S^ ^ -

Kao Yü. 5th cent. B.C. A man whom Confucius saw weeping by the roadside. He explained that he had suffered three great losses; — loss of parents, loss of hope, and loss of friends.

Kao Yü (T. j^ ^)« A well-known commentator on the Classics, who flourished during the 17th cent. A.D. His best known work is an edition of the Lesser Learning by Chu Hsi, published in 1697.

Kao Yüan-yü (T. :^ ^ )• A.D. 743-818. A poet of the T^ang dynasty, who was so prolific a writer that he was called the ^ *^ ^ Poetical Warehouse. He graduated as chin shihj and after rising to be secretary in the Grand Council was dismissed to the provinces for venturing to "see off*' Li Tsung-min to his place of banishment. He ultimately rose to be President of a Board, and was ennobled as Duke. His personal name was originally y^ ^ •

Kao Yün  (T. >f|^ ^). A.D. 890-487. One of the most distinguished scholars and statesmen of the Northern Wei dynasty. At an early age he gave all his patrimony to his brothers, and was for a time a Buddhist novice; but he soon left the temple, and by his great erudition attracted many pupils. He was skilled in the Classics, history, astronomy, and the fine arts. In 431 he was called to office, and for fifty years laboured in his country's cause, reproving his sovereign with boldness and persistence. He was the colleague of Ts*ui Hao in preparing the Wei History^ and narrowly escaped sharing his fate. His poems, essays, notes on the Classics, etc., were published and had some popularity. He was ennobled as Duke, and canonised as ^.