Li Shizhen
E186742
Li Shizhen was a renowned Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist best known for compiling the monumental medical encyclopedia "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Bencao Gangmu).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Li Shizhen canonical | 15 |
| 李时珍 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1653433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Li Shizhen Context triple: [Ming dynasty, notablePerson, Li Shizhen]
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A.
Kun Huang
Kun Huang was a prominent Chinese physicist and crystallographer known for his influential work in solid-state physics and lattice dynamics.
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B.
He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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C.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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D.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Joseph Needham
Joseph Needham was a British biochemist and pioneering historian of Chinese science and technology, best known for his monumental multi-volume work "Science and Civilisation in China."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Li Shizhen Target entity description: Li Shizhen was a renowned Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist best known for compiling the monumental medical encyclopedia "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Bencao Gangmu).
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A.
Kun Huang
Kun Huang was a prominent Chinese physicist and crystallographer known for his influential work in solid-state physics and lattice dynamics.
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B.
He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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C.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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D.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Joseph Needham
Joseph Needham was a British biochemist and pioneering historian of Chinese science and technology, best known for his monumental multi-volume work "Science and Civilisation in China."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ming dynasty person
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pharmacologist ⓘ physician ⓘ scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| artName | Binhu ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1518 ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | authoring one of the most comprehensive materia medica in Chinese history ⓘ |
| compiled |
Bencao Gangmu
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linked to:
Compendium of Materia Medica
Compendium of Materia Medica ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Dongbi ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1593 ⓘ |
| described |
numerous medicinal animals
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numerous medicinal plants ⓘ numerous mineral drugs ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Li ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
materia medica
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pharmacology ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
| genre | medical encyclopedia ⓘ |
| givenName | Shizhen ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection | Compendium of Materia Medica ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian pharmacology
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development of traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical evaluation of earlier materia medica texts
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integration of clinical experience with pharmacological knowledge ⓘ systematic classification of medicinal substances ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| name | Li Shizhen ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bencao Gangmu
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Compendium of Materia Medica ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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naturalist ⓘ pharmacologist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hubei
ⓘ
linked to:
Hubei Province
Qizhou ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Qizhou ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| studied |
classical Chinese medicine
ⓘ
herbal medicine ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Li Shizhen Description of subject: Li Shizhen was a renowned Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist best known for compiling the monumental medical encyclopedia "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Bencao Gangmu).
Referenced by (16)
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