Cai Lun (Chinese: 蔡伦; courtesy name: Jingzhong (敬仲); c. 50–62 – 121 CE), formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Cai Lun (born 62? ce, Guiyang [now Leiyang, in present-day Hunan province], China—died 121, China) was a Chinese court official who is traditionally credited with the invention of paper.

Cai Lun is regarded as a Chinese national hero, admired for his ingenuity and his forthright nature, and a memorial hall is kept in his honor in his hometown of Leiyang. Cai Lun was born c. 50 C.E. in Guiyang (Leiyang) during the Eastern Han Dynasty, into a poor family which made a living by home industry.

Cai Lun (AD 50-121) Inventor of paper. An invention that truly changed the world. Cai Lun (Ts’ai Lun) was born in Guiyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. After serving as a court eunuch from AD 75, he was given several promotions under the rule of Emperor He of Han.

Cai Lun (simplified Chinese: 蔡伦; traditional Chinese: 蔡倫; pinyin: Cài Lún; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai Lun; c. 50 AD – 121) was a Chinese eunuch and politician. He is generally regarded as the inventor of paper. Earlier forms of paper, such as papyrus, …

Dec 31, 2018 · In the book, The 100 – a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart, Cai Lun (or Ts’ai Lun) is ranked as the seventh most influential person in history due to his invention or discovery of papermaking.

Sep 2, 2024 · Cai Lun, also known as Ts’ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch and official of the Han Dynasty, widely credited with the invention of paper as we know it today. His development of paper and the...

Cai Lun (Chinese:蔡伦; courtesy name: Jingzhong (敬仲); c. 50–62 – 121 CE), formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Cai Lun (ca. 50 AD–121), courtesy name Jingzhong (¾´ÖÙ), was a Chinese eunuch, who is conventionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process, in forms recognizable in modern times as paper (as opposed to Egyptian papyrus).

Paper appeared in china in 3rd or 2nd century BC, but it was greatly popularized during the life of Chinese political official and inventor Cai Lun.