Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)
Person human Q312709
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Kobayashi Issa

Summary

Kobayashi Issa is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kashiwabara[2]. He was born on June 15, 1763[3]. He died in Kashiwabara[4]. He died on January 5, 1828[5]. He worked as a poet[6], painter[7], writer[8], and haiku poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month, #7,205 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kashiwabara[2], Kobayashi Issa…
  • Kobayashi Issa died in Kashiwabara[4].
  • Kobayashi Issa was born on June 15, 1763[3].
  • Kobayashi Issa died on January 5, 1828[5].
  • Burial took place at Myōsen-ji Temple[11].
  • Kobayashi Issa held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Kobayashi Issa's professions included poet[6].
  • Kobayashi Issa worked as a painter[7].
  • Kobayashi Issa's professions included writer[8].
  • Kobayashi Issa's professions included haiku poet[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Kobayashi Issa is The Spring of My Life[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Kobayashi Issa is Last Days of Issa's Father[14].
  • Kobayashi Issa's religion is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū[15].
  • Kobayashi Issa is recorded as male[16].
  • Kobayashi Issa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Kobayashi Issa's genre is haikai[18].
  • Kobayashi Issa's Commons category is recorded as Kobayashi Issa[19].
  • Kobayashi Issa's family name is recorded as Kobayashi[20].
  • Kobayashi Issa's given name is recorded as Issa[21].
  • Kobayashi Issa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kobayashi Issa[22].
  • Kobayashi Issa's medical condition is recorded as periodontitis[23].
  • Kobayashi Issa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Kobayashi Issa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小林一茶'}[25].
  • Kobayashi Issa's name in kana is recorded as こばやし いっさ[26].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: JP[28]

  • Began / founded: 1763-06-15[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1828-01-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8ceb3a1c-566d-440b-877e-e6919bd6bd71[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kashiwabara[2], Kobayashi Issa… he was born on June 15, 1763[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], painter[7], writer[8], and haiku poet[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Spring of My Life[13], a literary work[32], founded in 1819[33] and Last Days of Issa's Father[14], a literary work[34], founded in 1801[35].

Personal Life

Kobayashi Issa's religion is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū[15].

Death and Burial

Kobayashi Issa died on January 5, 1828[5]. He passed away in Kashiwabara[4]. He is buried at Myōsen-ji Temple[11].

Why It Matters

Kobayashi Issa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month, #7,205 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Kobayashi Issa born?

Kobayashi Issa was born in Kashiwabara[2].

Where did Kobayashi Issa die?

Kobayashi Issa passed away in Kashiwabara[4].

What did Kobayashi Issa do for work?

Kobayashi Issa worked as poet[6], painter[7], writer[8], and haiku poet[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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