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Gao Ruona (Шаблон:Zh; 997–1055)Шаблон:Sfn was a Song dynasty civil servant and physician.

Early life

Gao was born in 997 in Yuci (Шаблон:Lang), Bingzhou (present-day Shanxi). His father died when he was ten years old. While having to look after his ailing mother, Gao managed to finish in the top three of his class for his jinshi examination in 1024.Шаблон:Sfn

Career

After becoming a jinshi, Gao rose through the ranks in the civil service, holding positions such as canzhi zhengshi (Шаблон:Lang; literally "Participant in Determining Government Affairs"), fu zaixiang (Шаблон:Lang; "Vice Grand Councilor"), and shumi shi (Шаблон:Lang; Military Affairs Commissioner).Шаблон:Sfn He aligned himself with Grand Councilor Шаблон:Ill, who had served for many years under Emperor Renzong of Song.Шаблон:Sfn Ouyang Xiu, who was Gao's colleague in the Song court, viewed Lü Yijian as a "careerist hack" and therefore "savagely lambasted" him for aligning himself with Lü.Шаблон:Sfn Ouyang himself was an ally of Fan Zhongyan, another high-ranking bureaucrat. Lü countered that Fan and his allies were "sowing discord between the ruler and his officials". Soon after, Fan, Ouyang, and several others were demoted and sent to the provinces.Шаблон:Sfn To commemorate this instance of palace intrigue, Cai Xiang later wrote the poem "Sixian yibuxiao" (Шаблон:Lang) or "Four Worthies and One Unworthy", with the "One Unworthy" referring to Gao.Шаблон:Sfn

Gao also studied and practised medicine.Шаблон:Sfn He had a particular interest in epidemics, which were referred to by Chinese medical officials as shanghan (Шаблон:Lang) or "Cold Damage Disorders".Шаблон:Sfn At some point he read the Shanghan lun (Шаблон:Lang) or Treatise of Cold Damage Disorders, and wrote his own treatise modelled on it, titled Shanghan leiyao (Шаблон:Lang) or Categorised Essentials of Cold Damage Disorders. However, it had a limited circulation because it was not printed.Шаблон:Sfn

In any case, Gao likely exerted significant influence on the agenda of the Song government's Jiaozheng yishu ju (Шаблон:Lang) or Bureau for Editing Medical Texts, which oversaw the publication of numerous works related to Cold Damage Disorders.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Gao was the father-in-law of the Bureau's chief editor. Gao's second son also became part of the editorial team, as did one of Gao's students.Шаблон:Sfn

Additionally, Gao was an antiquarian who had an interest in metrology. With the Song court's backing, he reconstructed many of the devices that Li Chunfeng had used to define the value of a chi.Шаблон:Sfn

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