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Li Shanlan

Chinese mathematician (1810-1882)
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Li Shanlan
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
January 2, 1811
Date of death
December 9, 1882
Place of birth
Haining
Place of death
Beijing
Country of citizenship
Qing dynasty[10]
Occupation
mathematician, translator, calligrapher, educator, physicist, astronomer, botanist[11][12]
Notable work
Li Shanlan identity, Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[25]
Ancestral home
Haining Zhou[16]
Art name
秋紉, 壬叔[29][30]
Birth name
李善蘭[26]
Courtesy name
竟芳[28]
Described by source
Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan, Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty, Supplementary Collected Stele Biographies, Biographies of the Qing dynasty, Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, Draft History of Qing[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Family name
Li[17]
Given name
Tadashi[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Name in kana
り ぜんらん[31]
Name in native language
李善兰[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Li Shanlan en Qiuren en Renshu ar لي شنلان ja 李善蘭 ko 이선란 tr Li Şanlan zh 壬叔 zh 秋紉 zh-hans 李善兰 zh-hant 壬叔 zh-hant 秋紉
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000064025179
VIAF cluster ID
53706176
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no89007036
GND ID
1101964146
Academia Sinica authority ID
009182
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17174584z
CALIS ID
n2004102281
CBDB ID
0065735
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02161479
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf13789860
CiNii Research ID
1140845216728459904, 1140016482522691845
Ctext data entity ID
998197
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
4HBSJh, 2izZC2, 4RO1Ye
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
233k (233k–634k, n=3)
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Li-Shanlan
FAST ID
251202
Freebase ID
/m/02777lc
HKCAN ID
9811104914303406
IdRef ID
259845086
Japan Search name ID
李善蘭(清)
LDT@Library Authority ID
186522
Libraries Australia ID
36675335
MR Author ID
247594
MacTutor biography ID
Li_Shanlan
Modern History Database person ID
atjhyhjyhyyreey
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0808252X, DB00141804
NDL Authority ID
00510241
NLA Trove people ID
1386253
NLC authorities
000210030
Open Library ID
OL5291938A
Prabook ID
2159565
SBN author ID
RAVV706482
Shanghai Library person ID
kbpte0dnxo1re4yn
Synergy of Metadata Resources in Taiwan ID
AC000171028
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj4mtCFrvdVMPkmXJBtrq
Yale LUX ID
person/2f4808c7-3fd6-4b8b-ad53-5a5c79ce7eb3
ZbMATH author ID
li.shanlan

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
mathematician, astronomer, physicist, translator, botanist, educator, calligrapher
Country of citizenship 1
Qing dynasty
Described by source 1
Draft History of Qing
Family name 1
Li
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Chinese
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Haining
Place of death 1
Beijing
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Chinese hypothesis
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kotliarevske
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Summary

Li Shanlan was born on January 2, 1811[1], in Haining[2]. He died on December 9, 1882[3], in Beijing[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], translator[6], calligrapher[7], educator[8], and physicist[9].

Why It Matters

Li Shanlan is credited with the discovery of Chinese hypothesis[33], a failed hypothesis[34].

FAQs

Where was Li Shanlan born?

Li Shanlan's place of birth was Haining[2].

Where did Li Shanlan die?

Li Shanlan passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Li Shanlan do for work?

Li Shanlan worked as a mathematician[5], translator[6], calligrapher[7], educator[8], and physicist[9].

What did Li Shanlan discover?

Li Shanlan is credited as discoverer of Chinese hypothesis[33].

Related Entities

Beijing Qing dynasty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . zbMATH author ID. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 4HBSJh, 2izZC2, 4RO1Ye
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chinese
    Notable work → Li Shanlan identity, Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and
    Ancestral home → Haining Zhou
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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