劉知幾，徐州彭城（今江蘇銅山線）叢亭里人，生於唐高宗龍朔元年（661），卒於唐玄宗開元九年（721），享年61歲。擔任史職二十餘年，對史籍削載，頗多實務經驗，然群小當道，理念難行，雖依違茍從，猶受嫉妒，心中多有鬱結，著《史通》二十卷行世。其以畢生之精力，對唐初以前史籍，多精審之評論，寫出我國歷史上第一部史學批評的著作。本文耙梳史料，進行對比分析，嘗試論證《史通》自言：「語宦途十年不進」、「仍遷祕書少監」等之問題；考辨子玄「累遷左庶子」之年代，疑在「先天中」；並辨正傅振倫所論子玄受封爵之年代非在「開元四年」，而在「神龍二年」。另依所論，蒐羅劉知幾官歷載籍史料，並其遷官仕宦表於附錄，裨益讀者周覽。

Liu Chih-chi, born at Hsu state Pon city Tsung-ting neighborhood, the first year of Tang Gao-zong (661), died Kai-yuan nine year of Tang Xuan-zong (721), aged 61. Liu worked as a chronologer more than twenty years and was full of practical experiences in the area. Yet, with all the flunkies at the time, Liu was not able to fulfill his belief. Envied by the flunkies, with sorrow in his mind, Liu clung to his belief and wrote the twenty chapters of Shi-Tong. Liu devoted his life to accurate criticism to historical books and records of the early Tang dynasty. Liu was the creator of the historical criticism in Chinese.In this article, with comparison and analysis of historical books and records, the writer try to focus on some issues that appear in the Shi- Tong; locate the correct and precise chronology of Liu's deeds and experiences. Aside from all above, the writer try to collect all related records and make them into a clear list.