Overview
The translated histories identify Gan De as an astronomer and cartographer. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Gan De | 甘德 | Gān Dé |
| Personal name | Gan De | 甘德 | Gān Dé |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:044:s0041
Roles
- Astronomer
- Cartographer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 甘德 · Western Year: BC 350Strongly inferred · liaoshi:044:s0041
Places and affiliations
- Organization: three houses of star catalogs / 三家 · Relation: member-ofExplicit · liaoshi:044:s0041, liaoshi:044:s0045
Works and attributed material
- Work: star charts of Gan De / 甘德圖經 · Relation: authorExplicit · liaoshi:044:s0041
Events and relationships
- Relation: catalog-colleague-of · Person Id: Wu Xian (巫咸)Explicit · liaoshi:044:s0041
- Relation: catalog-colleague-of · Person Id: Shi Shen (石申)Explicit · liaoshi:044:s0041
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · liaoshi:044:s0041
References in the histories
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