What is Xu Shen?
{{Infobox person | name = Xu Shen | image = xu_shen.jpg | native_name = 許慎 | birth_date = 58 C.E. | birth_place = Henan, China | death_date = 148 C.E. (aged 89 or 90) | nationality = Chinese | other_names = 叔重 Shūzhòng | notable_works = Shuowen Jiezi | occupation = Calligrapher, [[philologist]], politician, writer }} '''Xu Shen''' ({{circa|58|148}}) was a [[scholar]] and [[politician]] from the [[Han dynasty]]. He was the writer of the ''[[Shuowen Jiezi]]'', a Chinese dictionary. {{authority control}} [[Category:58 births]] [[Category:148 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese scholars]] [[Category:Chinese politicians]] {{bio-stub}}