Gu Yanwu
Chinese philologist, geographer, and scholar-official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gu Yanwu (Chinese: 顧炎武) (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (Chinese: 顧亭林), was a Chinese philologist, geographer, and famous scholar-official in Qing dynasty. He spent his youth during the Manchu conquest of China in anti-Manchu activities after the Ming dynasty had been overthrown. He never served the Qing dynasty. Instead, he traveled throughout the country and devoted himself to studies.
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Born | Gu Jiang 顧绛 (1613-07-15)15 July 1613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 February 1682(1682-02-15) (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Gu Zhongqing 顧忠清 Gu Ningren 顧寧人 Lord Tinglin 亭林先生 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Student of the Guozijian (1643) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Known for | One of the Five Great Qing scholars (Huang Zongxi, Fang Yizhi, Wang Fuzhi, Zhu Zhiyu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lady Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Gu Tongying (father) Lady He (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Great grandfather: Gu Zhangzhi Nephew: Xu Qianxue, Xu Bingyi, Xu Yuanwen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 顧炎武 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 顾炎武 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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