Cai Lun
Cai Lun ( Chinese 蔡倫 , Pinyin Cài Lún , W.-G. Ts'ai Lun ; * around 50; † around 121) was a eunuch and official of the authority for the manufacture of instruments and weapons at the Chinese imperial court from Guiyang in the province of Hunan under Emperor He .
Cai Lun documented paper production in the Eastern Han Empire around AD 105 and is considered to be the inventor of paper , although it has been proven that it began as early as the 2nd century BC. Chr. Paper gave. It describes the breaking up ( lignins and incrustations ) of plant fibers ( ramie grass , bamboo grass or mulberry bast ) and rags (rags) and the method of "matting" by scooping with a mold.
reception
Cai Lun was named 7th on Michael H. Hart's list of “ The 100 Most Influential People in Human History ” .
On August 2, 2010, the lunar crater Cai Lun was named after him.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shuyang Su: China. Wissenmedia Verlag, 2008, ISBN 9783577143806 limited preview in the Google book search
- ^ Joseph Needham: Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Part 1 . Cambridge University Press , 1985, ISBN 0-521-08690-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cai, Lun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cài, Lún; Ts'ai Lun; 蔡倫 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese eunuch and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | China |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 121 |
| Place of death | China |