吳士連
Ngô Sĩ Liên (吳士連) (lived in the 15th century) was a Vietnamese historian of the Lê Dynasty. He was the principal compiler of the "Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư", a comprehensive chronicle of the history of Vietnam and the oldest official historical record of a Vietnamese dynasty that remains today. In "Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư", Ngô Sĩ Liên is appreciated not only for the precision of his records but also for the innovative method of compilation, he was the first Vietnamese writer who extracted information for historical book from collections of myths and legends such as "Lĩnh Nam chích quái" or "Việt điện u linh tập". Until now, Ngô Sĩ Liên is always considered one of the most important figures of the historiography of Vietnam.