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Wang Gen

Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher (1483–1541)
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Wang Gen

Summary

Wang Gen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Yangzhou[2]. He was born on +1483-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1541-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Yangzhou[2], Wang Gen…
  • Wang Gen was born on +1483-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wang Gen died on +1541-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wang Gen held citizenship in Ming dynasty[7].
  • Wang Gen worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Wang Gen's religion is recorded as Confucianism[8].
  • Wang Gen is recorded as male[9].
  • Wang Gen's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Wang Gen's ancestral home is recorded as Tai Prefecture[11].
  • Wang Gen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57145304389978571124[12].
  • Wang Gen's GND ID is recorded as 118816799[13].
  • Wang Gen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84215164[14].
  • Wang Gen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119402216[15].
  • Wang Gen's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00622084[16].
  • Wang Gen's CBDB ID is recorded as 0035052[17].
  • Wang Gen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010gq0bj[18].
  • Wang Gen's family name is recorded as Wang[19].
  • Wang Gen's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1346204[20].
  • Wang Gen's described by source is recorded as History of Ming[21].
  • Wang Gen's courtesy name is recorded as 汝止[22].
  • Wang Gen's art name is recorded as 心齋先生[23].
  • Wang Gen's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01318933[24].
  • Wang Gen's different from is recorded as Wang Gen[25].
  • Wang Gen's FAST ID is recorded as 145650[26].
  • Wang Gen's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000075407485933[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Yangzhou[2], Wang Gen… he was born on +1483-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Wang Gen worked as a philosopher[5].

Personal Life

Wang Gen's religion is recorded as Confucianism[8].

Death and Burial

Wang Gen died on +1541-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Wang Gen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Wang Gen born?

Wang Gen was born in Yangzhou[2].

What did Wang Gen do for work?

Wang Gen worked as philosopher[5].

Related Entities

Ming dynasty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1541-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 29d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → History of Ming
    Place of birth → Yangzhou
    Instance of → human
    Ancestral home → Tai Prefecture
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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