Wang Yirong

Wang Yirong (1845-August 14, 1900), courtesy name Zhengru and nickname Liansheng, was a native of Fushan County, Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province (now Fushan District, Yantai City). In the Hanlin Academy of the late Qing Dynasty, he served as the Imperial Academy for three times. During the Eight-Nation Allied Forces campaign, he paid homage to the imperial minister Shuntian Tuanlian of the capital. He was unwilling to surrender to the foreigners and committed suicide to die for his country. He was given the posthumous title of Vice Minister and Doctor Ronglu, with the posthumous title of Wenmin. Wang Yirong is proficient in epigraphy and is generally considered to be the earliest discoverer of oracle bone inscriptions.