Read the bio below and try to give details on song yingxing 's: - known for - death date - birth date - name - birth place Bio: song yingxing -lrb- traditional chinese : ; simplified chinese : ; wade giles : sung ying-hsing ; 1587-1666 ad -rrb- , born in yichun of jiangxi , was a chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late ming dynasty -lrb- 1368 -- 1644 -rrb- . he was the author of an encyclopedia that covered a wide variety of technical subjects , including the use of gunpowder weapons . comparing him to the famous french encyclopedist denis diderot , the british sinologist and historian joseph needham called song yingxing '' the diderot of china . ''
- known for is encyclopedist- death date is 1666- birth date is 1587- name is song yingxing- birth place is yichun of jiangxi , china