Li Shizhen

Summary

Li Shizhen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Qizhou^[2]. He was born on July 3, 1517^[3]. He died on January 1, 1593^[4]. He worked as a botanist^[5], physician^[6], writer^[7], naturalist^[8], and pharmacist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Li Shizhen's place of birth was Qizhou^[2].
• Li Shizhen was born on July 3, 1517^[3].
• Li Shizhen died on January 1, 1593^[4].
• Li Shizhen is buried at Tomb of Li Shizhen^[11].
• Li Shizhen held citizenship in Ming dynasty^[12].
• Chinese was Li Shizhen's native language^[13].
• Li Shizhen worked as a botanist^[5].
• Li Shizhen worked as a physician^[6].
• Li Shizhen's professions included writer^[7].
• Li Shizhen worked as a naturalist^[8].
• Li Shizhen worked as a pharmacist^[9].
• Li Shizhen's field of work was medicine^[14].
• Li Shizhen's field of work was Chinese herbology^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Li Shizhen is Compendium of Materia Medica^[16].
• Li Shizhen is recorded as male^[17].
• Li Shizhen's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Li Shizhen's Commons category is recorded as Li Shizhen^[19].
• Li Shizhen's family name is recorded as Li^[20].
• Li Shizhen's pseudonym is recorded as Hinko^[21].
• Li Shizhen's described by source is recorded as Index of Ming Biographical Materials^[22].
• Li Shizhen's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[23].
• Li Shizhen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese^[24].
• Li Shizhen's courtesy name is recorded as 東璧^[25].
• Li Shizhen's name in kana is recorded as り じちん^[26].
• Li Shizhen's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[27].

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Origins and Family

Li Shizhen's place of birth was Qizhou^[2]. He was born on July 3, 1517^[3]. Chinese was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[5], physician^[6], writer^[7], naturalist^[8], and pharmacist^[9]. Fields of work include medicine^[14], a field of study^[28] and Chinese herbology^[15], a type of medical treatment^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Li Shizhen is Compendium of Materia Medica^[16].

Death and Burial

Li Shizhen died on January 1, 1593^[4]. He is buried at Tomb of him^[11].

Why It Matters

Li Shizhen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Works attributed to him include Compendium of Materia Medica^[33], a posthumous work^[34].

FAQs

Where was Li Shizhen born?

Born in Qizhou^[2], Li Shizhen…

What did Li Shizhen do for work?

Li Shizhen worked as botanist^[5], physician^[6], writer^[7], naturalist^[8], and pharmacist^[9].