Fang Lanfen (simplified Chinese:方兰芬;traditional Chinese:方蘭芬;pinyin:Fāng Lánfēn) was aChinese poet and scholar during the lateQing Empire.
Fang Lanfen was born inTongcheng County,Anhui during the late-Qing Empire.
He is best known for his work from 1841,National Kansai Lineage in Six Volumes. Awoodblock print of this work is kept at theNational Library of China.[citation needed]
Fang was the son of Fang Zhipu (zh: 方至朴, pinyin: Fāng Zhìpǔ). He was the father of three children, Fang Quan (zh: 方荃, pinyin: Fāng Quán), alate Qing dynasty era prefect, Fang Rong (zh: 方蓉, pinyin: Fāng Róng), and Fang Zao (zh: 方藻, pinyin: Fāng Zǎo). Fang was the grandfather ofFang Chih, a Chinese diplomat and is anancestor ofAmericanfashion designerAnna Sui.