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Jan 21, 1011 Zhuozhou, Hebei, China Died on 27 Jul 1077 (aged 66)
Chinese philosopher and scholar
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About Shao Yong
- Shao Yong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Shào Yong; Wade–Giles: Shao Yung; 1011–1077), courtesy name Yaofu (??), named Shào Kangjié (???) was a Chinese philosopher, cosmologist, poet and historian who greatly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism in China during the Song dynasty. Shao is considered one of the most learned men of his time.
- Unlike most men of such stature in his society, Shao avoided governmental positions his entire life, but his influence was no less substantial.
- He wrote an influential treatise on cosmogony, the Huangji Jingshi (????, Book of supreme world ordering principles).
