Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Yuansu as a physician and scholar. This record brings together 6 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 | Zhang Yuansu | 張元素 | Zhang Yuansu |
| Courtesy | Jiegu | 潔古 | Jiegu |
| Given | Yuansu | 元素 | Yuansu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · jinshi:131:s0081
Roles
- Physician
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 金世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1115 · End: AD 1234Explicit · jinshi:131:s0055, jinshi:131:s0081
Career and standing
- Label: physician / 醫Explicit · jinshi:131:s0084
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Jin / 金 · Relation: servedExplicit · jinshi:131:s0006, jinshi:131:s0055
- Place: Yizhou / 易州Explicit · jinshi:131:s0081
Learning and skills
- Subject: jinshi examination in classical exegesis / 經義進士 · Age: 27 · Outcome: failed for temple-name tabooExplicit · jinshi:131:s0083
- Subject: childhood licentiate examination / 童子舉 · Age: 8Explicit · jinshi:131:s0082
Works and attributed material
Events and relationships
- Kind: medical · Role: physician · Action: diagnosed and cured Liu Wansu of cold damage · Other Person Id: Liu Wansu (劉完素)
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: rejected ancient formulas; circulating qi differs across ages · Provenance: Mode: self-report · Speaker Person Id: Zhang Yuansu (張元素)Explicit · jinshi:131:s0094
References in the histories
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