Overview
Fu Elder was a Reclusive Physician.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 20 to AD 88 涪翁、程高、郭玉三世相授（和帝以前，无纪年）Derived from the source · Book of Later Han 93, passages 107, 109
Career and standing
- itinerant physician 医begged his food among menDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 108
Places and affiliations
- constantly fished along it, whence his nameAt the Fu River 涪水 · Relation FrequentedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 107
Learning and skills
- Skill acupuncture and lancing 针石 · Level instantly effectiveDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 108
Works and attributed material
- Canon of Needling and Methods of Pulse Diagnosis 《针经》、《诊脉法》Relation Author · transmitted in the worldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 108
Events and relationships
- transmitted his art to Cheng Gao, who had sought him for yearsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 109
Assessments and attributes
- an old man whose origin no one knewOrigin · Source Text 有老父不知何出Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 107
Source notes
- Fu Elder 涪翁Reason from his constant fishing on the Fu River · Source Text 因号涪翁Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 107
References in the histories
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