title: [A brief research on the life of Li Lian, the author of Yi shi (Medical history) of the Ming dynasty, and his works].
abstract: The dates of birth and death of Li Lian, a medical historian and literati of the Ming dynasty and the writing of Yi shi (Medical History) are studied. Based on the Ming scholar Chen Bo's epitaph and Li Lian's own essays and poets, Li's date of birth is settled as 1488, that of his death, 1566. Thus, the mistakes and missing of these dates of the entry "Li Lian" appeared in three biographical dictionaries are corrected. The family background of Li Lian, a descendant of the "Jin Zhong Li", a family pediatrician of over 200 years, are studied. Comprehensive analysis is made on the date of compilation of Li Lian's Medical History based on the prefaces, epitaphs of Yang Lian and Wang Ao, both Ming officials, and inferred to be around 1529 - 1530.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai 200003.
authors.forename: Yi-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians