Individual itineraries and the circulation of scientific and technical knowledge in East Asia (16th–20th centuries)

Birth in Dakeng cun 大坑村, Qingxi 清溪, Dabu xian 大埔縣, Meizhou 梅州

Student 增生

Writes Zhou yi shi zheng 周易史證

Writes Du shi xiao ping 讀史小評

Writes Shang han xie yao biao 傷寒擷要表

Writes Zui xin dai shu xue jiao ke xi ti xiang cao 最新代數學教科習題詳草

Educates his son Baoying to study medicine which is a family tradition from the grand-father Xiyuan 西園, and whises Baoying can combine the Chinese medicine and Western medicine

Is the eldest son of Tu Tingxian 涂廷獻

Birth in Dabu, the second son of Tu Tingxian 涂廷獻

The primary shcool of Dabu builds a library named Sheng gong tu shu guan 省公圖書館 to pay tribute to Tu Tingxian for his donation

Educates his son Baoying to study modern mathematics

Educates his son Baochen to study modern mathematics

Organizes with the support of the others inhabitants a philanthropy association Ren ji hui 仁濟會

Death at age of 73 years