Qu You

Chinese novelist
Person human Q710519
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Summary

Qu You was born on January 1, 1341[1], in Hangzhou[2]. He died on January 1, 1427[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], poet[5], writer[6], and scholar[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1347[9]
  • Date of death: 1433[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Yuan dynasty[11], Ming dynasty[12]
  • Ethnic group: Han Chinese people[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Ancestral home: Qiantang County[15]
  • Family name: Qu[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[17]
  • Name in native language: 瞿佑[18]
  • Name in kana: く ゆう[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[20]
  • P14541: 3DeTP9[21]

Why It Matters

Qu You has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Works attributed to him include Jiandeng Xinhua[24], a written work[25].

FAQs

Where was Qu You born?

Qu You was born in Hangzhou[2].

What did Qu You do for work?

Qu You worked as a novelist[4], poet[5], writer[6], and scholar[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . aozora.gr.jp. aozora.gr.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL5270689A, OL5259587A
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'nl', 'ru', 'th', 'uk', 'uz', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9813661942705606
    Libraries australia id → 36647403
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  4. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1047721015, 108915092X
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  5. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3DeTP9
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  6. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013431412905171
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chinese
    Family name → Qu
    Country of citizenship → Yuan dynasty, Ming dynasty
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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