Overview
The translated histories identify Fu Elder as a hermit, physician, teacher, and writer. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Fu Elder | 涪翁 | Fu Weng |
| Nickname | Fu Elder | 涪翁 | Fu Weng |
| Descriptive kinship | old man of unknown origin | 老父 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0107
Roles
- Hermit
- Physician
- Teacher
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 涪翁、程高、郭玉三世相授（和帝以前，无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 20 · End: AD 88Derived · houhanshu:093:s0107, houhanshu:093:s0109
Career and standing
- Label: itinerant physician / 医 · Note: begged his food among menExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0108
Places and affiliations
- Place: the Fu River / 涪水 · Relation: frequented · Description: constantly fished along it, whence his nameExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0107
Learning and skills
- Skill: acupuncture and lancing / 针石 · Level: instantly effectiveExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0108
Works and attributed material
- Work: Canon of Needling and Methods of Pulse Diagnosis / 《针经》、《诊脉法》 · Relation: author · Note: transmitted in the worldExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0108
Events and relationships
- Relation: teacher-of · Person Id: Cheng Gao (程高) · Description: transmitted his art to Cheng Gao, who had sought him for yearsExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0109
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: origin · Statement: an old man whose origin no one knew · Source Text: 有老父不知何出Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0107
Source notes
- Name: Fu Elder / 涪翁 · Reason: from his constant fishing on the Fu River · Source Text: 因号涪翁Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0107
References in the histories
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