Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing
Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). He was the author of Tiangong Kaiwu, an encyclopedia that covered a wide variety of technical subjects, including the use of gunpowder weapons. The British sinologist and historian Joseph Needham called Song Yingxing "The Diderot of China."

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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1587
Age
439
Birth Place
People's Republic of China, Jiangxi, Yichun
Date of Death
January 1st, 1666
Died Aged
79
Star Sign
Capricorn
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