Ouyang Tong
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Ouyang Tong (歐陽通) (died November 7, 691[1]), formally the Viscount of Bohai (渤海子), was a Chinese calligrapher and politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties of China, serving briefly as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.
It is not known when Ouyang Tong was born, but it is known that his family hailed from Tan Prefecture (roughly modern Changsha, Hunan). His father Ouyang Xun was a famed calligrapher and served as an official during Tang's predecessor the Sui dynasty and the early Tang dynasty, receiving the title of Baron of Bohai, dying in his 80s.
Ouyang Tong was said to be still young when Ouyang Xun died. His mother Lady Xu taught him the calligraphic techniques of Ouyang Xun and gave him money when he wrote well. Eventually, Ouyang Tong was nearly as good at calligraphy as his father.
