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Confucius Earl of Cork A nude lady watermark drinkingConfucius, ancient Chinese teacher and philosopher, 1922. According to Chinese tradition, Confucius (551 479 BC) was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man. Frontispiece of Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap &