革命家徐锡麟非方志学家考

The Democratic Revolutionist Xu Xilin Proved Not to Be a Local Historian

徐锡麟(1873—1907),浙江绍兴人,是中国近代史上著名的民主革命家。因《光绪重修丹阳县志》的纂修者题名为徐锡麟,有学者即误认为是革命家绍兴徐锡麟。通过《光绪重修丹阳县志》、《巢云山房诗存》等相关文献考证此徐锡麟为镇江丹阳人,比绍兴徐锡麟年长约七十二岁。此外,反映镇江历史人文风貌的《浪淘沙·京口》词署名徐锡麟,经过考证确为革命家徐锡麟所作。两位同名徐锡麟因时代相近,史事容易牵混,在历史研究中需要非常谨慎。

Xu Xilin （ 1873-1907）, born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, is a famous democratic revolutionist in the modern history of China. Through careful study of the Revised History of Danyang County in Guangxu Period and the poetry anthology of Chao Yun Shan Fang, the editor was proved to be born in Danyang county of Zhenjiang city in 1800 or 1801, 72 years older than Xu Xilin from Shaoxing. Besides, the author of the ci-poem by Xu Xilin entitled ＂Jingkou - to the melody of Langtaosha＂ was proved to be the revolutionist Xu Xilin. The two historical figures with the same name and closetimes are likely to be confused, thus it needs discreetness to distinguish them in historical research.