Official history 管寧字幼安,北海朱虛人也。年十六喪父,中表愍其孤貧,咸共贈賵,悉辭不受,稱財以送終。長八尺,美鬚眉。與平原華歆、同縣邴原相友,俱游學於異國,並敬善陳仲弓。天下大亂,聞公孫度令行於海外,遂與原及平原王烈等至于遼東。度虛館以候之。旣往見度,乃廬於山谷。時避難者多居郡南,而寧居北,示無遷志,後漸來從之。 — 三国志·卷11[3] Basic facts Born: 158[1] Died: 241[1] Birthplace: Linqu County[1] Portrayals Guan Ning (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)