Han Fei

Chinese Legalist, 280–233 BCE
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Han Fei

Summary

Han Fei is a human[1]. His place of birth was Xinzheng[2]. He was born on 279 BC[3]. He died in Xianyang County[4]. He died on 232 BC[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Han Fei was born in Xinzheng[2].
  • Han Fei died in Xianyang County[4].
  • Han Fei was born on 279 BC[3].
  • Han Fei was born on 280 BC[9].
  • Han Fei was born on 288 BC[10].
  • Han Fei died on 232 BC[5].
  • Han Fei died on 233 BC[11].
  • Han Fei held citizenship in Han[12].
  • Han Fei worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Han Fei worked as a politician[7].
  • Han Fei's field of work was philosophy[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Han Fei is Han Feizi[14].
  • Han Fei is recorded as male[15].
  • Han Fei's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Han Fei's Commons category is recorded as Han Fei[17].
  • The cause of death was intoxication[18].
  • Han Fei's family name is recorded as Han[19].
  • Han Fei's given name is recorded as Fei[20].
  • Han Fei's medical condition is recorded as stuttering[21].
  • Han Fei studied under Xunzi[22].
  • Han Fei's manner of death is recorded as suicide[23].
  • Han Fei's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[24].
  • Han Fei's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old Chinese[25].
  • Han Fei's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '韓非'}[26].
  • Han Fei's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Xinzheng[2], Han Fei… Recorded date of birth include 279 BC[3], 280 BC[9], and 288 BC[10].

Education

Han Fei studied under Xunzi[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6] and politician[7]. Han Fei's field of work was philosophy[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Han Fei is Han Feizi[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 232 BC[5] and 233 BC[11]. Han Fei died in Xianyang County[4]. The cause of death was intoxication[18].

Why It Matters

Han Fei ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Han Feizi[30], a text[31].

FAQs

Where was Han Fei born?

Born in Xinzheng[2], Han Fei…

Where did Han Fei die?

Han Fei died in Xianyang County[4].

What did Han Fei do for work?

Han Fei worked as philosopher[6] and politician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Chinese Text Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Chinese Text Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 雞肋. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 74
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'ba', 'bo', 'ca', 'cdo', 'ckb', 'commons', 'crh', 'cs
    Gnd id → 118545531
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 9w ago · Seudo · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Statue Of Han Fei.png
    Plaque image → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Statue Of Han Fei.png"
  3. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → han-fei
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: han-fei, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935120|han fei (#289935120)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 41969338, 229145911080427061272, 502145857063222921718
    Gnd id → 118545531
    Svkkl authority id → 0300410-Han-Fei-asi-280-pr-Kr233-pr-Kr
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0300410-Han-Fei-asi-280-pr-Kr233-pr-Kr, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
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