^Edited by Xu, Youchun. Dictionary of Figures in the Republic of China - Revised Edition, p. 2317 refers to Qi's birth year as 1865. Who's Who in China 3rd ed., p.162 records his year of birth as 1867. The Records of the Law Conference (1915) records that he was 51 years old. Because of this, he should have been born in 1864. So, 1865 serves as an average between the birth years.
^Tan, Renfeng. Tan Renfeng Ji. Changsha People's Press, 2008. p. 37.