Dong Zhongshu
c. 179–c. 104 BCE
Han scholar who helped make Confucianism the state ideology of China.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- c. 179 BCE, Jing
- Died
- c. 104 BCE, Xi'an
Alive at the same time as Dong Zhongshu
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Portrait: 孔继尧, Public domain.
