吴汝纶(一八四○一一九○三)字挚甫,安徽桐城人。他自幼聪颖,刻苦求学,早著功名,二十岁中举,二十一岁成进士,接着被委任为清朝的内阁中书。后来历任深、冀等州知州,又曾被李鸿章聘为保定莲池书院山长,一度充当了曾国藩、李鸿章的幕僚。但他在晚年不愿宦海浮沉,厌恶官场的角逐,而专心致志地从事桐城派古文的写作,成为桐城派后期的大师;大力提倡西学,主张仿照西制创办学校,革新教育,并亲赴日本考察学制,归国后创办了新式学校——桐城中学堂,为发展我国近代的教育事业作出了贡献。吴汝纶一向热衷于教育事业,从事教育活动由来已久。他任深州、冀州的地方官时就 Wu Ru-lun (18401903) wrote a letter, Tongcheng, Anhui. He was clever, hard to learn, as early as the fame, 20-year-old cousin, 21-year-old into a Jinshi, and was appointed as the Qing cabinet secretary. Later served as deep, Hebei and other state governor, Li Hongzhang was once again hired as Baoding Lotus College Hill, once served as Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang’s aides. However, in his later years, he did not want to swell the officialdom, hesitant to contend for the officialdom. Instead, he devoted himself to the writing of ancient prose in Tongcheng and became the master of the late Tongcheng School. He strongly advocated Western learning and advocated imitating the western system to start a school, reform education and went to visit Japan School system, after returning to set up a new school - Tongcheng Secondary School, for the development of our country’s modern education has made its contribution. Wu Ru-lun has always been keen on education and has long been engaged in educational activities. He served as Shenzhou, Jizhou, when local officials