Fu Sheng (scholar)
Fu Sheng (Chinese: 伏勝; 268–178 BC), also known as Master Fu (伏生), was a Chinese philosopher and writer. He was a Confucian scholar of the Qin and Western Han dynasties of ancient China, famous for saving the Confucian classic Shangshu (Book of Documents) from the book burning of the First Emperor of Qin. Fu Sheng is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
Fu Sheng | |
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| Born | 3rd century BC |
| Died | 2nd century BC |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Confucianism |
| Main interests | Shangshu |
| Notable works | Shangshu (new text) Shangshu Dazhuan |
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