Fan Ye (398[1] – 23 January 446[2]), courtesy name Weizong (蔚宗), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician of the Liu Song dynasty during the Southern and Northern dynasties period.
After his birth, he was made heir of another male relative Fan Hongzhi (范弘之).
[4] He was a noted atheist who heavily criticised Buddhism, Yin and Yang, and the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.
To this end, he cited Zhang Heng's scientific studies as evidence.
The Book of Song described Fan as "less than seven chi in height, fat and dark in complexion, with no eyebrows or beard".