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Lao Tzu: A Short Biographical Note Lao Tzu is
a mysterious character if we consider the persisting uncertainties concerning his real existence, the period of his life, the virtues which the mystical Taoists endowed him with.
Not even Ssu'ma Ch'ien, who was writing his Hstorical notes around 1000 BC, hadn't any precise information about the biography of the famous philosopher. He noted laconically:
Lao Tzu was a man from the Qu Ren village, Li district, Ku Prefecture from Chu Land. His family surname was Li, his first name was Er, his nickname was Dan.
According to some traditions, Lao Tzu would have lived for about 160 - 200 years, the nickname he was given being caused by this.
Lao Tzu's career, as it results from Ssu'ma Ch'ien's records, could be restricted at three significant moments: - He seemed to be an archivist at the Royal Court of Chou dynasty;
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