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380 His strict rule proving distasteful to the great, lie was sent to Eueichou as Judge. He was recalled to the capital in 1425, and three years later became President of the Gensorate, remaining in office until his death. A filial son and a trusty friend, he was absolutely pure; and so careful was he not to give occasion for slander, that while waiting at Court he sat apart from the other Ministers, who nicknamed him in consequence i^ ^ ^ Sit- alone Eu.

Ku Tsu-yü (T. ). An ardent student, who flourished duriug the 17th cent. A.D. He despised an official career, and devoted himself to a life of study, coupled with extreme poverty. He wrote the ^j^ |^ ^ ^ i a record of geographical changes in China from the earliest ages down to his own times. This work was published in 1667 and is highly esteemed among scholars. He was popularly known as !^ j^ ^ ^.

Ku-tsung  (T. ^3^). A.D. 1685^1755. A grandson of Eu-pa-tai, who attracted the notice of the Emperor E'ang Hsi by his proficiency in mathematics, and rose by 1737 to be Director General of the Yellow River. After several ups and downs, he was finally recalled from that post in 1754 for extravagant expenditure. He was nicknamed i^ ^ ^ Eu, the Iron Ox, on account of his steadfast adherence to what he thought right. It is recorded that on one occasion he pawned his clothes to bury a friend, and also that he was in no hurry to marry a second time.

Ku Tung-kao 顧棟高 (T. 震滄 and 復初). A.D. 1679- 1759. A distinguished scholar, whose official career came to a premature end under the Emperor Yung Ch^ng. He devoted his great energy and learning towards reconciling the views of the various philosophical schools of the Sung, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, writing a biographical work on the scholars of those periods. He also produced a lucid and suggestive commentary on the Spring