郭子章地理学著述成就述论  

Discussion on the Achievements of GUO Zizhang's Geography Works

作　　者：刘兴亮[1] 

机构地区：[1]暨南大学历史地理研究中心,广州510632

出　　处：《热带地理》2012年第5期470-475,共6页Tropical Geography

摘　　要：明万历朝的军事家、政治家郭子章,战功卓著,政绩突出,也是一位成就出色的大学者,其地理学尤其是历史人文地理方面的著述极为丰富。渊博的知识、非凡的经历,加上严谨的治学精神,造就了其地理学著述的价值。其地理学著述中,《郡县释名》是我国历史上最早的一部专门注释地名渊源的著作,在地名学史上占有重要地位;《黔记》、《豫章书》等大量方志,涉及江西、贵州等省之自然、人文地理内容;此外,郭子章在西南民族地区行政区划方面的探索与实践也在《黔草》等地方文献中多有体现。这些地理学著述为研究郭子章地理学思想、历代地名沿革、明代西南地区自然和人文地理提供了宝贵的资料。GUO Zizhang, a famous statesman and strategist in Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, not only had outstanding exploits and remarkable political achievements but also was a great scholar, plentiful in Geographical works, especially those of Human Geography. Knowledgeable and marvellous experience as well as rigorous scholarship, produced a high value in his Geographical works. Among them, Jun Xian Shi Ming was the first work that annotates the historical names of prefectures and counties in China, played a powerful role in toponymy history. Records of Guizhou province, Book of Yuzhang and other ehorography recorded physical and human geography of Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces. Besides, investigation and practice of administrative division in South -western nationality areas were embodied in Qian Cao and other local literatures.Those Geographical works provide valuable information for the study of Guo Zizhangs＇ Geographical thoughts, historical toponymy, physical and human geography in Southwestern China in the Ming dynasty.

关 键 词：郭子章 地名学 方志学 历史人文地理 

分 类 号：K928.6[历史地理—人文地理学]