Hú Yíng 胡濙 (1375–1463), zì Yuánjié 源潔, hào Jié’ān 潔庵, of Wǔjìn 武進 (modern Chángzhōu 常州, Jiāngsū). One of the most senior officials of the early Ming. Jìnshì of 建文 2 (1400). His career spans five emperors (Jiànwén, Yǒnglè, Hóngxī, Xuāndé, Zhèngtǒng, Jǐngtài). He served as personal envoy of the Yǒnglè emperor on the famous decades-long secret mission (1407–1419) to seek out the deposed Jiànwén emperor — one of the most-studied episodes of early Ming political history. Subsequently Lǐbù shàngshū 禮部尚書 (Minister of Rites) for over 30 years; Tàizǐ tàibǎo 太子太保 (Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince); ultimately Tàifù 太傅. Shìhao 諡 Zhōngān 忠安.
Author of the Wèishēng yìjiǎn fāng 衛生易簡方 (KR3ed035) — an early-Ming popular-medical recipe handbook organised on the principle of yìjiǎn “easy and simple,” using cheap and commonly-available drugs. CBDB id 17268 (1375–1463). Míng shǐ 明史 j. 169 biography.