Dai Zhen 戴震

Dai Zhen (Chinese:戴震; pinyin:Dài Zhèn; Wade–Giles:Tai Chen, January 19, 1724 – July 1, 1777) was a prominent Chinese scholar of the Qing dynasty from Xiuning, Anhui. A versatile scholar, he made great contributions to mathematics, geography, phonology and philosophy. His philosophical and philological critiques of Neo-Confucianism continue to be influential.