Qin and Han · Teacher and Hermit

the old man

Attested AD 25 - AD 220

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify the old man as a teacher. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal the old man
Title the old man

Identity

Historicity
Uncertain
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Teacher

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 长房辞归,翁与一竹杖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 220
    Uncertain · houhanshu:093:s0246

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 93Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 · 1 passage