Mei Ze

Mei Ze
Other nameMei Yi
Academic background
InfluencesFu Sheng
Kong Anguo
Academic work
EraAncient philosophy
DisciplineChinese philosophy
School or tradition
Confucianism
Main interests
Shangshu
Notable works
Old Text Shangshu (received)
InfluencedKong Yingda

Mei Ze (Chinese: 梅賾; Wade–Giles: Mei Tse; fl. 4th century), also known as Mei Yi (梅頤), was a Confucian scholar and government official of the Eastern Jin dynasty of ancient China. A native of Runan (汝南, present-day Wuchang District, Hubei province), Mei Ze served as governor of Yuzhang Commandery (豫章, present-day Nanchang, Jiangxi province). After the establishment of the Eastern Jin, he presented a purported copy of Kong Anguo's lost compilation of the Old Text Shangshu (Book of Documents) to the emperor, which became officially recognized as a Confucian classic for over a millennium. However, Mei Ze's version of the Shangshu has been proven a forgery.

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