Li Daoyuan

Chinese geographer, writer, and politician during the Northern Wei dynasty
Person human Q6538730
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Li Daoyuan

Summary

Li Daoyuan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zhuozhou[2]. He was born on January 1, 401[3]. He died on January 1, 527[4]. He worked as a geographer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Li Daoyuan was born in Zhuozhou[2].
  • Li Daoyuan was born on January 1, 401[3].
  • Li Daoyuan died on January 1, 527[4].
  • Li Daoyuan held citizenship in Northern Wei[7].
  • Li Daoyuan worked as a geographer[5].
  • Li Daoyuan is recorded as male[8].
  • Li Daoyuan's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Li Daoyuan's family name is recorded as Li[10].
  • Li Daoyuan's given name is recorded as Dao[11].
  • Li Daoyuan's given name is recorded as Yuan[12].
  • Li Daoyuan's manner of death is recorded as homicide[13].
  • Li Daoyuan's described by source is recorded as Book of Wei[14].
  • Li Daoyuan's courtesy name is recorded as 善長[15].
  • Li Daoyuan's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[16].

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Origins and Family

Li Daoyuan was born in Zhuozhou[2]. He was born on January 1, 401[3].

Career and Affiliations

Li Daoyuan worked as a geographer[5].

Death and Burial

Li Daoyuan died on January 1, 527[4].

Why It Matters

Li Daoyuan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Works attributed to him include Commentary on the Water Classic[18], a literary work[19], founded in 0515[20].

FAQs

Where was Li Daoyuan born?

Li Daoyuan was born in Zhuozhou[2].

What did Li Daoyuan do for work?

Li Daoyuan worked as geographer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Given name Dao, Yuan
    Manner of death homicide
    Family name Li
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