Ji Yun

Chinese Qing dynasty scholar (1724-1805)
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Summary

Ji Yun was born on July 26, 1724[1], in Xi'an[2]. He died on March 14, 1805[3], in Beijing[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], collector[6], politician[7], writer[8], and scholar[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1724[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1805[12]
  • Father: Ji Rongshu[13]
  • Spouse: Shen Minggan[14], Guo Caifu[15]
  • Child: Ji Ruji[16], Ji Shi[17], Ji Ruzhuan[18], Ji Rusi[19], Ji Ruyi[20]
  • Country of citizenship: Qing dynasty[21], People's Republic of China[22]
  • Ethnic group: Han Chinese people[23]
  • Position held: bingbu shangshu of the Qing dynasty[24], Left Censor-in-Chief[25], Q47176277[26], Shujishi of Qing dynasty[27], Hanlin Academy bianxiu[28]
  • Notable work: Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao[29]
  • Religion or worldview: Confucianism[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Ancestral home: Xian County[32]
  • Commons category: Ji Yun[33]
  • Academic degree: jinshi[34]
  • Family name: Ji[35]
  • Given name: Yun[36], Wéndá[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ji Yun[38]
  • Commons gallery: 紀昀[39]
  • Described by source: Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan[40], Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty[41], Guochao Xianzheng Shilüe[42], Collected Stele Biographies[43], Biographies of the Qing dynasty[44], Guochao Qixian Leizheng[45], Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period[46], Draft History of Qing[47]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[48]
  • Courtesy name: 春帆[49], 曉嵐[50]
  • Posthumous name: 文達[51]
  • Art name: 鏡煙堂[52], 九十九觀齋[53], 瑞杏軒[54], 石雲[55], 閱微草堂[56]

Why It Matters

Ji Yun has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Works attributed to him include Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations[59], a literary work[60] and Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao[61], a catalogue[62].

FAQs

Where was Ji Yun born?

Ji Yun was born in Xi'an[2].

Where did Ji Yun die?

Ji Yun died in Beijing[4].

Who were Ji Yun's parents?

Ji Yun's father was Ji Rongshu[13].

Who was Ji Yun married to?

Ji Yun's spouses include Shen Minggan[14] and Guo Caifu[15].

What did Ji Yun do for work?

Ji Yun worked as a philosopher[5], collector[6], politician[7], writer[8], and scholar[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . Qing Dynasty literary family and marriage Pedigree. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Qing Dynasty literary family and marriage Pedigree. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [32] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [11] ↑ . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [12] ↑ . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  41. [42] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  52. [53] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  54. [55] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  55. [56] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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