Chinese philosopher and teacher born in 551 BC also called K’ung Fu-tzu (9)

I believe the answer is:

confucius

(Other definitions for confucius that I've seen before include "Early Chinese philosopher" , "teacher?" , "The most influential Chinese philosopher of all" , "Oriental sage" , "Chinese sage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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