# 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 biochemist, sinologist, and historian Joseph Needham called Song Yingxing "The Diderot of China."

*Chinese scholar (1587-1666)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1587
- **Died:** 1666
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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- [Song Yingxing](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Yingxing)
- [Sung Jing-sing](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung_Jing-sing)
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- [宋應星](https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%8B%E6%87%89%E6%98%9F)
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- [宋应星](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%8B%E5%BA%94%E6%98%9F)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716217)

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