Dong Zhongshu
Confucius is one of the most famous Chinese philosophers and educationists, he lived during the late Spring and Autumn period. The Confucian school of thought became the mainstream of traditional Chinese society, and Confucian education also became the mainstay of selecting officials at most levels of administration. Some other famous philosophers of the Confucian school who lived during the Warring States period, such as Mencius, Xun Kuang, Yan Hui, Zeng Shen and Kong Ji, also had significant influence. Later, there was Dong Zhongshu from the Han dynasty. Their philosophical ideas and books laid the foundation of Confucianism.