Kang Youwei

Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927)
Person human Q360135
Kang Youwei
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Summary

Kang Youwei was born on March 19, 1858[1], in Nanhai District[2]. He died on March 31, 1927[3], in Qingdao[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], philosopher[7], politician[8], and Q115793173[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,417 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: February 28, 1927[11]
  • Place of burial: Tomb of Kang Youwei[12]
  • Child: Kang Tongbi[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of China[14], Qing dynasty[15]
  • Occupation: pedagogue[16]
  • Field of work: philosophy[17]
  • Student: Liang Chi-chao[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Confucianism[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Ancestral home: Nanhai[21]
  • Member of political party: Kuomintang[22]
  • Genre: treatise[23]
  • Doctoral student: Liang Chi-chao[24]
  • Commons category: Kang Youwei[25]
  • Academic degree: jinshi[26]
  • Family name: Kang[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kang Youwei[28]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[29], Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan[30], Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty[31], Draft History of Qing[32], Biographies of Recent Dignitaries[33]
  • Participant in: Hundred Days' Reform[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Classical Chinese[35], Old Mandarin[36]
  • Commons Creator page: Kang Youwei[37]
  • Birth name: 康有為[38]
  • Courtesy name: 广厦[39], 廣廈[40]
  • Art name: 長素[41], 明夷[42], 更生[43], 更甡[44], 西樵山人[45], 游存叟[46]

Why It Matters

Kang Youwei has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 164 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Works attributed to him include Confucius as a Reformer[49], a literary work[50] and Datong Shu[51], a written work[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Liang Chi-chao[53], a translator[54], 1873–1929[55], of Republic of China[56], specialised in history[57].

FAQs

Where was Kang Youwei born?

Kang Youwei's place of birth was Nanhai District[2].

Where did Kang Youwei die?

Kang Youwei passed away in Qingdao[4].

What did Kang Youwei do for work?

Kang Youwei worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], philosopher[7], politician[8], and Q115793173[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Rise of Modern China, Sixth Edition. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . The Rise of Modern China, Sixth Edition. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  26. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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