# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/li-shizhen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:01:25.891Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/li-shizhen"
name: "Li Shizhen"
slug: "li-shizhen"
description: "Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica. He developed several methods for classifying herb components and medications for treating diseases."
tagline: "Chinese polymath and scientist (1517-1593)"
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birthDate: "1517-07-03"
deathDate: "1593"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump