Wang Yirong

Chinese official and scholar (1845–1900)
Person human Q716194
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Wang Yirong

Summary

Wang Yirong is a human[1]. Born in Yantai[2], he… he was born on +1845-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1900-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5] and oracle bones scholar[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Wang Yirong was born in Yantai[2].
  • Wang Yirong was born on +1845-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wang Yirong died on +1900-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wang Yirong's father was Wang Zuyuan[8].
  • A child of Wang Yirong was Q13652178[9].
  • Wang Yirong held citizenship in Qing dynasty[10].
  • Wang Yirong is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[11].
  • Wang Yirong worked as an anthropologist[5].
  • Wang Yirong worked as an oracle bones scholar[6].
  • Wang Yirong held the position of Shujishi of Qing dynasty[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Wang Yirong is discovery[13].
  • Wang Yirong's image is recorded as Wang Yirong.jpg[14].
  • Wang Yirong is recorded as male[15].
  • Wang Yirong's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Wang Yirong's ancestral home is recorded as Fushan County (Shandong)[17].
  • Wang Yirong's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063571610[18].
  • Wang Yirong's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3924586[19].
  • Wang Yirong's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85282362[20].
  • Wang Yirong's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17179393k[21].
  • Wang Yirong's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12502301[22].
  • Wang Yirong's Commons category is recorded as Wang Yirong (artist)[23].
  • Wang Yirong's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36641007[24].
  • Wang Yirong's CBDB ID is recorded as 0035049[25].
  • The cause of death was intoxication[26].
  • Wang Yirong earned the academic degree of jinshi[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wang Yirong's place of birth was Yantai[2]. He was born on +1845-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Wang Zuyuan[8]. He is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[11].

Education

Wang Yirong earned the academic degree of jinshi[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[5] and oracle bones scholar[6]. Wang Yirong held the position of Shujishi of Qing dynasty[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wang Yirong is discovery[13].

Personal Life

A child of Wang Yirong was Q13652178[9].

Death and Burial

Wang Yirong died on +1900-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was intoxication[26].

Why It Matters

Wang Yirong ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of oracle bone script[30], a logographic writing system[31], founded in -1500[32].

FAQs

Where was Wang Yirong born?

Wang Yirong's place of birth was Yantai[2].

Who were Wang Yirong's parents?

Wang Yirong's father was Wang Zuyuan[8].

What did Wang Yirong do for work?

Wang Yirong worked as anthropologist[5] and oracle bones scholar[6].

What did Wang Yirong discover?

Wang Yirong is credited as discoverer of oracle bone script[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Qing Dynasty literary family and marriage Pedigree. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . epaper.gmw.cn. epaper.gmw.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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