Famous teachers in Vietnamese history

On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day on November 20, please join us in reviewing the career of famous teachers in Vietnamese history.

Chu Van An

Chu Van An (1292 - 1379) whose real name is Chu An, named Tieu An, whose name is Linh Triet, is the most famous teacher in Vietnamese history. He used to pass Thai students' exams but did not like the school so he opened a school in Huynh Cung village on To Lich river (Hanoi).

Chu Van An is famous for its extensive education, high moral character, cleanliness, keeping secretives, not seeking fame and reputation, and students studying very much. He was invited by King Tran Minh Tong to teach at Quoc Tu Giam. He was the teacher of Prince Tran Vuong, who became King Tran Hien Tong later. With the righteous nature, Chu Van An once offered "The Lost King " , asked King Tran Du Tong to behead the seven names of the song of the gods rejected by the king. After that, he went to hide, went to live near the Phoenix Mountain, Chi Linh, Hai Duong, to be a teacher until his death.

Nguyen Binh Khiem

Nguyen Binh Khiem (1491-1585) is Hanh Phu himself, the name of Bach Van layman is also known as the familiar name of the Process. He is famous for his straightforward character, moral character and outstanding poetry.

Under King Mac Dang Doanh, he passed Tran Nguyen and wanted to help the king help the country. But like Chu Van An, the chaotic times made him uninterested in the place of mandarins. After offering the blame for the 18 names of the gods but denied, he also came from being in hiding, becoming a teacher. His students at this time have very famous people like Nguyen Du, Phung Khac Khoan .

Le Quy Don

Le Quy Don (1726 - 1784) real name is Le Danh Phuong. Well known for his intelligence from an early age, he became an official, a scientist in many fields in the post-Le era. With more profound and intellectual knowledge, Le Quy Don left many valuable books in different genres such as history, geography, poetry, and numbers .

In addition, Le Quy Don is a talented and virtuous scholar and educator. Through the hands of teaching with lessons on knowledge and morality as a person, his students have many people who have been talented and hold great positions in court such as Bui Huy Bich, Bui Bich Tuu .

Nguyen Thiep

"La Son Phu Tu" Nguyen Thiep (1723 - 1804) is a famous singer of the late Le and Tay Son generations. He was born into a noble family. In the year of 26-year-old Nguyen Thiep, after passing the valedictorian of the Huong prize, he did not stay to attend the Association but stayed in hiding due to dissatisfaction with the faculty system.

By the age of 33, he was appointed to oversee the local study. Witnessing many things left and right, he retired from the school. In 1791, King Quang Trung set up the "Sung Chinh Library" in his hidden place and invited him to be the director. Since then, he devoted himself to translating Chinese books into Nom to teach and popularize in the people.

Nguyen Dinh Chieu

Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822 - 1888), himself, Manh Trach, Hieu Trong Phu, and Hoi Trai, also known as the intimate name of Uncle Chieu. He was one of the great poets and culturalists in the 19th century in the history of Vietnamese literature.

Living in the scene of losing the home, and suffering from many miserable plagues such as winters, illnesses, fiancee . but he still shows the essence of a grave, a teacher, a true patriot. Before the temptations of the enemy, he did not turn his back on the destiny of the nation and left the life with many outstanding writings such as "Luc Van Tien" and "The Literary Literary Need Giuoc".