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Tan Sitong

Chinese philosopher (1865-1898)
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Tan Sitong
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 10, 1865
Date of death
September 28, 1898
Place of birth
Beijing
Place of death
Beijing
Country of citizenship
Qing dynasty[12]
Ethnic group
Han Chinese people[14]
Occupation
politician, philosopher, writer, journalist, poet
Father
Tan Jixun[10]
Spouse
Li Run[11]
Cause of death
decapitation[17]
Student of
Wang Zhengyi[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[29]
Ancestral home
Liuyang[16]
Art name
楚天涼雨樓, 寸碧岑樓, 東海褰冥氏, 華相衆生, 寥天一閣, 莽蒼蒼齋, 秋雨年華之館, 石菊影廬, 思緯壹凶皿臺, 遠遺堂, 壯飛, 壯飛樓[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[44]
Courtesy name
復生[31]
Described by source
Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty, Supplementary Collected Stele Biographies, Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, Draft History of Qing, Biographies of Recent Dignitaries[24][25][26][27][28]
Family name
Tan[18]
Given name
Sitong, Zhuangfei, Mangcangcangzai[19][20][21]
Manner of death
capital punishment[23]
Name in native language
谭嗣同[30]
Native language
Chinese[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zhuangfeilou en Cunbicenlou en Donghaiqianmingshi en Fusheng en Huaxiangzhongsheng en Jingfu en Liaotianyige en Mangcangcangzhai en Qiuyunianhuazhiguan en Shijuyinglu en Siweiyixiongmintai en Tan Sitong en Chutianliangyulou en Tongmeibiechu en Tongmeisheng en Yuanyitang en Zhuangfei cs Tchan S'-tchung ja 譚嗣同 ko 담사동
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000080928255
VIAF cluster ID
538149294318380521730
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81102829
GND ID
118937405
Academia Sinica authority ID
009506
Artnet artist ID
tan-sitong
BIBSYS ID
90967803
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121088582
CALIS ID
n2004242893
CBDB ID
0065980
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10399589
CiNii Research ID
1140000791666517248
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Ctext data entity ID
612584
DDB person (GND) ID
118937405
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID
A019719
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1txRze
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
124071
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Tan-Sitong
Europeana entity
agent/base/145862
FAST ID
78904
Freebase ID
/m/06m89w
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4182325
HKCAN ID
9811105668703406
IdRef ID
029466881
InPhO ID
thinker/3983
IxTheo authority ID
079715230
J9U entity ID
987007278991705171
LDT@Library Authority ID
22248
Libraries Australia ID
36730370
Modern History Database person ID
gdfhfkylxfhzxzx
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03522454
NDL Authority ID
00317261
NLA Trove people ID
1438249
NLC authorities
000063806
NUKAT ID
n2022141119
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000439198
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201604232
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
151235724
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3985178
Open Library ID
OL814655A
Personality Database profile ID
324911
Prabook ID
1121332
RERO ID (legacy)
A000160567
RILM ID
296980
Shanghai Library person ID
x51jcb1gcj4rjvfw
Synergy of Metadata Resources in Taiwan ID
AC000214506
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
tan-sitong
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrmbD733JJy8QywK9J7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/519a114c-fe20-490b-93ab-2bd6dc0162e8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, poet, politician, journalist, philosopher
Belongs to 1
Six gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform
Cause of death 1
decapitation
Country of citizenship 1
Qing dynasty
Described by source 1
Draft History of Qing
Family name 1
Tan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Chinese
Manner of death 1
capital punishment
Native language 1
Chinese
Place of birth 1
Beijing
Place of death 1
Beijing
Sex or gender 1
male
← Depicts 1
Chinamen who wish to reform their country.
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Summary

Tan Sitong was born on March 10, 1865[1], in Beijing[2]. He died on September 28, 1898[3], in Beijing[4]. He worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], and poet[9].

FAQs

Where was Tan Sitong born?

Tan Sitong was born in Beijing[2].

Where did Tan Sitong die?

Tan Sitong passed away in Beijing[4].

Who were Tan Sitong's parents?

Tan Sitong's father was Tan Jixun[10].

Who was Tan Sitong married to?

Tan Sitong's spouses include Li Run[11].

What did Tan Sitong do for work?

Tan Sitong worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], and poet[9].

Related Entities

Beijing Qing dynasty

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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