- Yan Ruoju
Yan Ruoju (zh-cw|c=閻若璩|w=Yen Jochü,
November 11 1636 -July 9 1704 ) was an influential Chinesescholar from the earlyQing Dynasty . He was born to a scholarly family in Taiyuan, Shanxi. Yan Ruoju is most famous for proving that 25 chapters of the "Classic of History " were forgeries. He also made observations and theories about the motions ofthe moon and theplanet s.
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