明代文学家徐生卒年,目前主要有三种说法,生于1570年,卒于1642年;生于1563年,卒于1639年;生于1570年,卒于1645年。经详考,认为第一种说法是正确的,并且分析第二、第三种说法致误的原因。作家生卒年考证的方法,首先,必须重视作家本人作品的证据;其次,是作家友人作品的证据;其三,是版本的证据;其四,“正史”和其他史料的采证,必须加以辨证。考证作家生卒年,研究者阅读视野必须开阔,切忌株守一书一家。 Ming Dynasty writer Xu 生 was born and died, there are three main arguments, was born in 1570, died in 1642; was born in 1563, died in 1639; was born in 1570, died in 1645. After a detailed examination, the first argument is correct and the second and third explanations explain the cause of the error. First of all, the author must pay attention to the evidence of the writer’s own work; secondly, the evidence of the writer’s friend’s work; thirdly, the version of the evidence; fourthly, the evidence of “Zhengshi” and other historical materials, Must be dialectical. Textual research on the birth and death of writers, researchers must be open reading horizons, should not stick to a book one.