Fang Yizhi

Fang Yizhi
Born1611
DiedNovember 9, 1671 (aged 5960)
NationalityChinese (Ming Dynasty)
EducationHanlin Academy review
FamilyFang Dazhen (ancestor)
Fang Kongzhen (father)

Fang Yizhi (Chinese: 方以智, as a politician: Mi Zhi, Man Gong, Lu Qi, Long Mian Yuzhe, as a monk: Dazhi, Wu Wu, Hongzhi, Yao Monk Di, 1611 – November 9, 1671) is a Chinese politician, polymath monk and author of scientific textbooks in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties.