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.