He Changling (March 18, 1785—July 6, 1848), courtesy name Ougen (耦耕), was a Chinese

China

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 scholar and official during the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

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 from Changsha, Hunan. In 1808, he obtained the highest degree in the Imperial examinations and the following year he entered the prestigious Hanlin Academy

Hanlin Academy

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 in Beijing

Beijing

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Drawing on his extensive experience in the Qing government, he became a prominent spokesman of the statecraft school, which was concerned with the practical application of Confucian scholarship, and he edited an influential anthology on statecraft, called Huangchao Jingshi Wenbian (皇朝經世文編).