Vũ Trinh (Hán tự: 武楨; 1759–1828) (pseudonyms 萊山 and 蘭池漁者) was a well-known Confucianist in Tonkin and high-ranking mandarin in both Le Trinh dynasty and Nguyen dynasty. Vũ Trinh was born in a noble family with many proficient Confucian scholars in Ngọc Quan hamlet, Lương Tài district, Bắc Ninh. His grandfather was Vũ Miên: headmaster of Quốc Tử Giám and chancellor. He got title giải nguyên (解元) (first laureate) in the interprovincial Confucian examination that was held every three years with small quantity of selected candidates when he was only 17, then became a mandarin. In his career path, at very young age (29 years old), he was promoted to be vice chancellor (參知政事).
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1759
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1828 (aged 68)
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