551–479 BCE
Philosopher whose ethics shaped East Asian thought for millennia.
Confucius (551–479 BCE) endures among the great of East Asia. Philosopher whose ethics shaped East Asian thought for millennia.
Across the classical age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.
Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.
Submitted with honor.
Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.
