Lǐ Wénróng 李文榮 (1772–ca. 1855), zì Guànxiān 冠仙 (universally cited as Lǐ Guànxiān 李冠仙), biéhào Rúméi lǎorén 如眉老人. Native of Dāntú 丹徒 county (modern Zhènjiāng 鎮江, Jiāngsū). Late-Qián-lóng through Xián-fēng-era physician.
Famous for two works: Fǎng Yùyì cǎo 仿寓意草 (2 juǎn, 1835) — see KR3eg026 — composed in conscious emulation of Yú Chāng 喻昌’s Yùyì cǎo 寓意草, comprising the case-records and doctrinal reflections of Lǐ’s first twenty-some years of clinical practice; and Zhī yī bì biàn 知醫必辨 (1 juǎn, printed 1849), a polemic against the contemporary tendency to confuse deficiency-excess and cold-heat in clinical practice. The latter book was printed only after sustained encouragement from friends.
Lǐ’s pupil 陳邦賢 Chén Bāngxián 陳邦賢 (1889–1976) became the foundational figure of modern Chinese medical-historical scholarship, providing a direct link between Qīng wēnbìng practice in Dāntú and Republican-era institutional Chinese-medical history.
No confirmed death-year in the standard sources; the Xiánfēng (1851–1861) bracket is the closest defensible estimate. Source: book prefaces; Zhōng yī rén wù cí diǎn.