Thích Quảng Đức

Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963
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Thích Quảng Đức
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Thích Quảng Đức

Summary

Thích Quảng Đức is a human[1]. He was born in Vạn Khánh[2]. He was born on January 1, 1897[3]. He passed away in Saigon[4]. He died on June 11, 1963[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,858 views/month, #5,035 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Vạn Khánh[2], Thích Quảng Đức…
  • Thích Quảng Đức died in Saigon[4].
  • Thích Quảng Đức was born on January 1, 1897[3].
  • Thích Quảng Đức died on June 11, 1963[5].
  • Thích Quảng Đức held citizenship in French Indochina[8].
  • Thích Quảng Đức held citizenship in Vietnam[9].
  • Thích Quảng Đức held citizenship in South Vietnam[10].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's professions included Buddhist monk[6].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's religion is recorded as Mahāyāna[11].
  • Thích Quảng Đức is recorded as male[12].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's Commons category is recorded as Thich Quang Duc[14].
  • The cause of death was self-immolation[15].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's family name is recorded as Lâm[16].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's family name is recorded as Nguyễn[17].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's family name is recorded as Thích[18].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's given name is recorded as Đức[19].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's significant event is recorded as Buddhist crisis[20].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's manner of death is recorded as suicide[21].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Lâm Văn Tức'}[22].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Thích Quảng Đức'}[23].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's Vietnamese middle name is recorded as Q104596484[24].
  • Thích Quảng Đức's Vietnamese middle name is recorded as Quảng[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Vạn Khánh[2], Thích Quảng Đức… he was born on January 1, 1897[3].

Career and Affiliations

Thích Quảng Đức worked as a Buddhist monk[6].

Personal Life

Thích Quảng Đức's religion is recorded as Mahāyāna[11].

Death and Burial

Thích Quảng Đức died on June 11, 1963[5]. He died in Saigon[4]. The cause of death was self-immolation[15].

Why It Matters

Thích Quảng Đức ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,858 views/month, #5,035 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Thích Quảng Đức born?

Thích Quảng Đức was born in Vạn Khánh[2].

Where did Thích Quảng Đức die?

Thích Quảng Đức died in Saigon[4].

What did Thích Quảng Đức do for work?

Thích Quảng Đức worked as Buddhist monk[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · ~2026-29844-01 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Cause of death self-immolation
    Place of death Saigon
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