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Poets, scientists, philosophers, inventors — creativity-driven destinies
1470–1524 · 1470-03-06
Tang Bohu
The tomb inscription and repository calendar support 6 March 1470, but no explicit birthplace or birth hour. The engin…
Zhu Yunming's tomb inscription says the Tang family had long lived in Wuqiu Lane. Tang Yin, courtesy nam…
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1472–1529 · 1472-10-31
Wang Yangming
The chronicle records a lunar birthday but no hour, while modern civil conversions differ between 30 and 31 October 14…
Wang Shouren, known as Wang Yangming, was a Ming philosopher and educator from Yuyao, Zhejiang.
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1479–1511 · 1479-01-01
Xu Zhenqing
The youngest of Suzhou’s Four Talents — a Bing Fire Day Master whose bright literary fame and relatively short life re…
Xu Zhenqing was a prominent Ming poet and prose stylist, counted among Suzhou’s Four Talents and the For…
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1518–1593 · 1518-07-03
Li Shizhen
27 years on the Compendium of Materia Medica: a Jia Wood Day Master rooted in Zi Water, showing a life devoted to heal…
Li Shizhen was a Ming dynasty physician, herbalist, naturalist and medical writer from Qizhou, Hubei. Bo…
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1564–1616 · 1564-04-26
William Shakespeare
The Bard of Avon under a Wu Earth day with strong fire output stars — a BaZi map of relentless creative drive and endu…
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, often called the Bard of Avon and regard…
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1596–1650 · 1596-03-31
René Descartes
Father of modern philosophy, founder of analytic geometry
René Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician who formulated 'Cogito, ergo sum', founded ana…
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1623–1662 · 1623-06-19
Blaise Pascal
Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher; founder of Pascal's law.
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He formulated Pascal's…
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1643–1727 · 1643-01-04
Full Four PillarsIsaac Newton
The Newton Project supports 25 December 1642 Old Style / 4 January 1643 Gregorian; a later biography gives a 1–2 a.m. …
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and natural philosopher who published the Principia in 1687, l…
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1655–1685 · 1655-01-19
Full Four PillarsNalan Xingde
Institutional sources agree on the lunar birthday but differ between 9 and 19 January 1655. This page displays the yea…
Nalan Xingde was an early-Qing poet, editor of the Tongzhitang Jingjie, author of several prose and poet…
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1678 · 1678-03-04
Vivaldi
Baroque master, world-famous for The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist, prolific in concertos, operas, and sacred…
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1706–1790 · 1706-01-17
Benjamin Franklin
Inventor of lightning rod, bifocals, and Franklin stove; Founding Father of the United States.
Benjamin Franklin was a central figure of the American Enlightenment, excelling in science, politics, an…
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~1715–1763 · 1715-01-01
Cao Xueqin
Author of Dream of the Red Chamber, China’s greatest novel — a Jia Wood Day Master whose chart mirrors the fall from p…
Cao Xueqin was a Qing‑dynasty novelist and poet, generally thought to have been born around 1715 into th…
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1724–1805 · 1724-08-03
Ji Xiaolan
Chief editor of the Siku Quanshu and a legendary Qing scholar — a Bing Fire Day Master with brilliant output, sharp wi…
Ji Yun, better known as Ji Xiaolan or Ji Chunfan, was a major Qing dynasty philosopher, statesman, and w…
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1736–1819 · 1736-01-19
James Watt
Improved the steam engine, driving the Industrial Revolution.
James Watt was a Scottish inventor whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine made it far more effi…
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1749–1823 · 1749-05-17
Edward Jenner
Father of the smallpox vaccine, pioneering immunology.
Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine using cowpox, laying the foundation for modern immunology a…
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1756–1791 · 1756-01-27
Full Four PillarsWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Leopold Mozart's contemporary letter directly supports 27 January 1756 at 20:00. The current engine cannot compute 175…
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was a Salzburg-born composer who toured as a child, wrote operas and other stage w…
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1766–1844 · 1766-09-06
John Dalton
Founder of modern atomic theory, pioneer in color blindness research.
John Dalton (1766–1844) was an English chemist and physicist. He proposed the atomic theory, introduced …
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1770–1827 · 1770-12-16
Ludwig van Beethoven
A Ren Water Day Master who fought fate with sound—cold winter water turned into volcanic musical force
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist born in Bonn, a pivotal bridge betwee…
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1810–1856 · 1810-06-08
Schumann
German Romantic composer and music critic, known for poetic and passionate works.
Schumann was a leading German Romantic composer and influential music critic. He founded the 'Neue Zeits…
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1813–1883 · 1813-05-22
Wagner
German composer known for his operas and concept of Gesamtkunstwerk.
Richard Wagner was one of the most influential German composers of the 19th century, known for his opera…
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1822–1884 · 1822-07-20
Gregor Mendel
Father of genetics, pioneer of pea plant experiments
Gregor Mendel discovered the fundamental laws of heredity through pea plant experiments, laying the foun…
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1831–1879 · 1831-06-13
James Clerk Maxwell
Father of electromagnetism, founder of Maxwell's equations
19th-century Scottish physicist who unified electricity, magnetism, and light into electromagnetic field…
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1844–1929 · 1844-11-25
Karl Benz
German engineer who invented the first gasoline-powered automobile.
Karl Benz was a German mechanical engineer who designed and built the first practical gasoline-powered a…
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1847–1931 · 1847-02-11
Thomas Edison
Inventor of the light bulb and many other devices.
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman with over 1,000 patents, including the phonograph…
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