Li Guangdi

Li Guangdi
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
In office
1705–1718
Minister of Personnel
In office
7 June 1703 – 24 December 1705
Serving with Dunbai
Preceded byChen Tingjing
Succeeded bySong Luo
Governor of Zhili
In office
1698–1705
Preceded byYu Chenglong the Junior
Succeeded byZhao Hongxie
Personal details
Born(1642-09-29)29 September 1642
Anxi County, Fujian, Qing Empire
Died26 June 1718(1718-06-26) (aged 75)
Beijing, Qing Empire
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
OccupationPolitician

Li Guangdi (Chinese: 李光地; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kong-tē; 1642–1718), also known by his courtesy name Jinqing (Chinese: 晉卿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chìn-kheng) and sobriquet Hou'an (Chinese: 厚庵; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hō͘-am), was a Chinese neo-Confucianist court official during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.