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Gu Yanwu

1613 - 1682

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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 in the early Qing dynasty. After the Manchu conquest of north China in 1644, Gu participated in anti-Manchu activities. He never served the Qing dynasty. Instead, he traveled throughout north China, engaging in local studies intended to strengthen China's intellectual and spiritual resources. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gu Yanwu is the 2,410th most popular writer (up from 2,866th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from China (up from 710th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Gu Yanwu ranks 2,410 out of 7,302. Before him are Zeki Müren, Noël Coward, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Valery Larbaud, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, and Karl Gutzkow. After him are Abdulah Sidran, Gabriel Matzneff, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Alexander Fadeyev, and Renaud Camus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1613, Gu Yanwu ranks 15. Before him are Jean François Paul de Gondi, Mattia Preti, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Bartholomeus van der Helst, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. After him are Gaspard Dughet, Charles de Saint-Évremond, Isaac de Benserade, and Jacques d'Arthois. Among people deceased in 1682, Gu Yanwu ranks 16. Before him are Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, Thomas Browne, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, and Yohannes I. After him are Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Heo Mok.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gu Yanwu ranks 627 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhu Yujian (1602), Wang Ming (1904), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Ding Ruchang (1836), and Du Yuesheng (1888). After him are Lie Yukou (-449), Tang Xianzu (1550), Cai Yuanpei (1868), Li Kui (-500), Bo Yibo (1908), and Boris Blacher (1903).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Gu Yanwu ranks 64. Before him are Erin Hunter (null), Ding Ling (1904), Li Yu (1610), Sakya Pandita (1182), Zhou Daguan (1266), and Tian Han (1898). After him are Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Song Yingxing (1587), Luo Yixiu (1889), Guan Daosheng (1262), and Jung Chang (1952).

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