章学诚对方志人物志的编纂非常重视，他认为“邑志尤重人物”①，认为在整个方志记述中“人物尤属紧要”②。在人物志的志传（亦即列传、传记）、传略（亦即事略）、列表和名录等各类记述形式中，章学诚又特别看重志传，并对志传记述作过许多精辟的论述。本届修志以来，在“诸 Zhang Xuecheng attaches great importance to the compilation of chronicle personalities, which he considered as “the most important character in Yi”, that “the characters are especially important” throughout the dialect. Among various forms of annotation (ie biographies, biographies), biographies (that is, short stories), lists, and lists of personal biographies, Zhang Xuecheng paid special attention to his biography and made many incisive discourses on biographical notes. Since the current revision, in "Zhu