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Li Shizhen

1517 - 1593

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Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 – 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu; Chinese: 本草綱目). He developed several methods for classifying herb components and medications for treating diseases. The Compendium is a pharmacology text with 1,892 entries, with details about more than 1,800 traditional Chinese medicines, including 1,100 illustrations and 11,000 prescriptions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Shizhen is the 245th most popular physician (down from 206th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from China (down from 406th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Li Shizhen ranks 245 out of 726. Before him are Paul of Aegina, Robert Atkins, Vladimir Dal, Albert Calmette, Rembert Dodoens, and Francysk Skaryna. After him are Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Johann Weyer, John O'Keefe, James Lind, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, and Constantine the African.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1517, Li Shizhen ranks 9. Before him are Gotthard Kettler, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Gioseffo Zarlino, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Rembert Dodoens. After him are Pierre Belon, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, and Jacques Pelletier du Mans. Among people deceased in 1593, Li Shizhen ranks 5. Before him are Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Christopher Marlowe, Emperor Ōgimachi, and Juan de Herrera. After him are Jacques Amyot, Maciej Stryjkowski, Symon Budny, Xu Wei, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Hans Bol, and Abd al-Samad.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Shizhen ranks 417 out of 1,610. Before him are Ruan Lingyu (1910), Qiu Chuji (1148), Dazu Huike (487), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), Pang De (170), and Hu Shih (1891). After him are Yang Kaihui (1901), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Bo Xilai (1949), Emperor Lizong (1205), and Chen Cheng (1897).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Li Shizhen ranks 4. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Hua Tuo (200), and Zhang Zhongjing (150). After him are Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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