Swami Vivekananda

Summary

Swami Vivekananda is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre^[2]. He was born on January 12, 1863^[3]. He passed away in Belur^[4]. He died on July 4, 1902^[5]. He worked as a monk^[6], philosopher^[7], writer^[8], poet^[9], and teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,315 views/month, #4,236 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre^[2], Swami Vivekananda…
• Swami Vivekananda died in Belur^[4].
• Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863^[3].
• Swami Vivekananda died on July 4, 1902^[5].
• Swami Vivekananda's father was Vishwanath Datta^[12].
• Swami Vivekananda held citizenship in British Raj^[13].
• Bangla was Swami Vivekananda's native language^[14].
• Swami Vivekananda is identified as part of the Kayastha ethnic group^[15].
• Swami Vivekananda's professions included monk^[6].
• Swami Vivekananda worked as a philosopher^[7].
• Swami Vivekananda's professions included writer^[8].
• Swami Vivekananda worked as a poet^[9].
• Swami Vivekananda worked as a teacher^[10].
• Swami Vivekananda worked as a spiritual leader^[16].
• Swami Vivekananda's field of work was philosophy^[17].
• Swami Vivekananda's field of work was Social Reform or Revolution^[18].
• Swami Vivekananda's field of work was religion^[19].
• Swami Vivekananda's field of work was Hinduism^[20].
• Swami Vivekananda's field of work was yoga^[21].
• Swami Vivekananda's education included a stint at Presidency University^[22].
• Swami Vivekananda's education included a stint at Scottish Church College^[23].
• Swami Vivekananda's education included a stint at University of Calcutta^[24].
• A notable student of Swami Vivekananda was Shuddhananda Bharati^[25].
• A notable student of Swami Vivekananda was Swami Paramananda^[26].
• A notable student of Swami Vivekananda was Swami Swarupananda^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1863-01-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1902-07-04^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9fc29b29-73e3-484c-ac91-59c22198bd3d^[32]

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Origins and Family

Swami Vivekananda was born in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre^[2]. He was born on January 12, 1863^[3]. His father was Vishwanath Datta^[12]. He is identified as part of the Kayastha ethnic group^[15]. Bangla was his native language^[14].

Education

Educated at Presidency University^[22], a state public university^[33], in India^[34], founded in 1817^[35]; Scottish Church College^[23], a liberal arts college^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1830^[38]; and University of Calcutta^[24], a state public university^[39], in India^[40], founded in 1857^[41], headquartered in Kolkata^[42]. Swami Vivekananda studied under Ramakrishna^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include monk^[6], philosopher^[7], writer^[8], poet^[9], teacher^[10], and spiritual leader^[16]. Fields of work include philosophy^[17], an academic discipline^[44]; Social Reform or Revolution^[18], a literary work^[45], written by Rosa Luxemburg^[46]; religion^[19], a type of world view^[47]; Hinduism^[20], a religion^[48]; and yoga^[21]. Notable students include Shuddhananda Bharati^[25], a philosopher^[49], 1897–1990^[50], of India^[51]; Swami Paramananda^[26], a poet^[52], 1884–1940^[53]; Swami Swarupananda^[27], a linguist^[54], 1871–1906^[55], of British Raj^[56]; Swami Virajananda^[57], a writer^[58], 1873–1951^[59], of India^[60]; Sister Nivedita^[61], a writer^[62], 1867–1911^[63], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[64], specialised in pedagogy^[65]; and William Hastie^[66], a translator^[67], 1842–1903^[68], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[69].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Swami Vivekananda is Bartaman Bharat^[70]. Things named for him include Vivekananda Rock Memorial^[71], a memorial^[72], in India^[73].

Personal Life

Swami Vivekananda's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[74].

Death and Burial

Swami Vivekananda died on July 4, 1902^[5]. He passed away in Belur^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[75].

Why It Matters

Swami Vivekananda ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,315 views/month, #4,236 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[77]

He has been cited as an influence by Bibhutibhusan Datta^[78], a mathematician^[79], 1888–1958^[80], of India^[81].

Works attributed to him include Raja Yoga^[82], a literary work^[83] and Kali the Mother^[84], a literary work^[85]. Entities named for him include Vivekananda Rock Memorial^[71], a memorial^[72], in India^[73].

FAQs

Where was Swami Vivekananda born?

Swami Vivekananda was born in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre^[2].

Where did Swami Vivekananda die?

Swami Vivekananda passed away in Belur^[4].

Who were Swami Vivekananda's parents?

Swami Vivekananda's father was Vishwanath Datta^[12].

What did Swami Vivekananda do for work?

Swami Vivekananda worked as monk^[6], philosopher^[7], writer^[8], poet^[9], and teacher^[10].

Where did Swami Vivekananda go to school?

Swami Vivekananda was educated at Presidency University^[22], Scottish Church College^[23], and University of Calcutta^[24].

Who did Swami Vivekananda influence?

Swami Vivekananda has been cited as an influence by Bibhutibhusan Datta^[78].