Kongjian Yu

Chinese landscape architect and academic
Person human Q6429201

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 12, 1963
Date of death
September 23, 2025
Place of birth
Jinhua
Place of death
Pantanal
Country of citizenship
People's Republic of China[8]
Employer
Harvard University, Peking University, College of Architecture and Landscape of Peking University, Turenscape[10][11][12][13]
Field of work
landscape design[9]
Member of political party
Chinese Communist Party[21]
Cause of death
airplane crash[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Yu[23]
Manner of death
accidental death
Name in native language
俞孔坚
🏷️ Also known as
en Kongjian Yu en Yu Kongjian cs Kchung-ťien Jü de Kongjian Yu ja ユー・コンジェン ja コンジェン・ユー ja 兪孔堅 pt Yu Kongjian zh 俞孔坚 zh-hant 俞孔堅
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
36839171
Library of Congress authority ID
nr99023381
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yu Kongjian 2024.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
7042626
Baidu ScholarID
CN-B87410PJ
CNKI author ID
000039226168
CiNii Research ID
1140000791717650304
FAST ID
436479
Freebase ID
/m/0gjcwnx
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Google Scholar author ID
-pjXSSQAAAAJ
IdRef ID
166978183
LDT @ Library Name Authority ID
81759
Libraries Australia ID
36729273
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14370529
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007337378205171
SBN author ID
UFIV173146
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJppykrHCYdr4bPQjBYdcP
Zhihu topic ID
19682676

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Educated at 3
Employer 2
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Yu
Field of work 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Kongjian Yu's place of birth was Jinhua[1]. He was born on May 12, 1963[2]. He died in Pantanal[3]. He died on September 23, 2025[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], landscape architect[6], and garden designer[7].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1636[26], headquartered in Cambridge[27]; Harvard Graduate School of Design[15], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1936[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; and Beijing Forestry University[16], a university[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1952[34].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Harvard University[10], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]; Peking University[11], a public university[39], in People's Republic of China[40], founded in 1898[41]; College of Architecture and Landscape of Peking University[12]; and Turenscape[13], a business[42], in People's Republic of China[43], founded in 1998[44], headquartered in Haidian District[45].

FAQs

Where was Kongjian Yu born?

Kongjian Yu's place of birth was Jinhua[1].

Where did Kongjian Yu die?

Kongjian Yu passed away in Pantanal[3].

What did Kongjian Yu do for work?

Kongjian Yu worked as university teacher[5], landscape architect[6], and garden designer[7].

Where did Kongjian Yu go to school?

Kongjian Yu was educated at Harvard University[14], Harvard Graduate School of Design[15], Beijing Forestry University[16], and Beijing Forestry University[17].

What awards did Kongjian Yu receive?

Honors received include Changjiang Distinguished Professor[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . reuters.com. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . cala.pku.edu.cn. Retrieved . cala.pku.edu.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [16] ↑ . cala.pku.edu.cn. Retrieved . cala.pku.edu.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . cala.pku.edu.cn. Retrieved . cala.pku.edu.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [21] ↑ . turenscape.com. turenscape.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . jhwcw.zjol.com.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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