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Gui Minhai

Chinese-born Swedish scholar and book publisher
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Gui Minhai

Summary

Gui Minhai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ningbo[2]. He was born on May 5, 1964[3]. He worked as a writer[4], businessperson[5], and publisher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gui Minhai's place of birth was Ningbo[2].
  • Gui Minhai was born on May 5, 1964[3].
  • A child of Gui Minhai was Angela Gui[8].
  • Gui Minhai held citizenship in Sweden[9].
  • Gui Minhai worked as a writer[4].
  • Gui Minhai's professions included businessperson[5].
  • Gui Minhai worked as a publisher[6].
  • Gui Minhai received the Kurt Tucholsky Prize[10].
  • Gui Minhai received the Johann Philipp Palm Award[11].
  • Gui Minhai is recorded as male[12].
  • Gui Minhai's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Gui Minhai's Commons category is recorded as Gui Minhai[14].
  • Gui Minhai's family name is recorded as Gui[15].
  • Gui Minhai's given name is recorded as Minhai[16].
  • Gui Minhai's significant event is recorded as Causeway Bay Books disappearances[17].
  • Gui Minhai's convicted of is recorded as Q10877424[18].
  • Gui Minhai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[19].
  • Gui Minhai's start of work period is recorded as 2006[20].

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Origins and Family

Gui Minhai was born in Ningbo[2]. He was born on May 5, 1964[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], businessperson[5], and publisher[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Kurt Tucholsky Prize[10], a literary award[21], in Sweden[22], founded in 1985[23] and Johann Philipp Palm Award[11], an award[24].

Personal Life

A child of Gui Minhai was Angela Gui[8].

Why It Matters

Gui Minhai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Gui Minhai born?

Gui Minhai was born in Ningbo[2].

What did Gui Minhai do for work?

Gui Minhai worked as writer[4], businessperson[5], and publisher[6].

What awards did Gui Minhai receive?

Honors received include Kurt Tucholsky Prize[10] and Johann Philipp Palm Award[11].

Related Entities

Ningbo People's Republic of China Sweden University of Gothenburg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . svenskapen.se. Retrieved . svenskapen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'ko', 'sv', 'uk', 'vi', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ningbo
    Award received → —
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → Peking University, University of Gothenburg
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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