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Zhang Zhongjing

150 - 219

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Zhang Zhongjing (Chinese: 張仲景; 150–219), formal name Zhang Ji (張機), was a Chinese pharmacologist, physician, inventor, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han dynasty. He established medication principles and summed up the medicinal experience until that time, thus making a considerable contribution to the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Zhongjing is the 216th most popular physician (down from 201st in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from China (up from 388th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 216 out of 726. Before him are Philipp Franz von Siebold, Thomas Willis, Frederick Griffith, Guy de Chauliac, Waldemar Hoven, and Mehriban Aliyeva. After him are Bernardino Ramazzini, John Langdon Down, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Barry Marshall, Carl Ludwig, and Sebastian Kneipp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 10. Before him are Pope Zephyrinus, Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, Vologases IV, Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, and Dian Wei. After him are Aristides of Athens, Mariniana, Dionysius of Corinth, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, Aquilia Severa, and Chogo of Baekje. Among people deceased in 219, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 3. Before him are Xiahou Yuan, and Liu Zhang. After him is Pang De.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 377 out of 1,610. Before him are Xu Da (1332), Ba Jin (1904), Lian Po (-250), Li Qiang (1959), Emperor Huai of Jin (300), and Huiyuan (334). After him are Qi Baishi (1864), Zhong Hui (225), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Liu Cixin (1963), and Gongsun Zan (null).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 3. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), and Hua Tuo (200). After him are Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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