司馬遷 [ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄢ; si1 ma3 qian1] Sima Qian (145-86 BC), historian, author of 史記[ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˋ; shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography ◄ ►