Wei Yuan

Summary

Wei Yuan is a human^[1]. He was born in Shaoyang^[2]. He was born on April 23, 1794^[3]. He died in Hangzhou^[4]. He died on March 26, 1857^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], and Beamter^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Wei Yuan was born in Shaoyang^[2].
• Wei Yuan passed away in Hangzhou^[4].
• Wei Yuan was born on April 23, 1794^[3].
• Wei Yuan was born on January 1, 1794^[11].
• Wei Yuan died on March 26, 1857^[5].
• Wei Yuan died on January 1, 1856^[12].
• Wei Yuan held citizenship in Qing dynasty^[13].
• Wei Yuan worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Wei Yuan worked as a writer^[7].
• Wei Yuan's professions included historian^[8].
• Wei Yuan worked as a Beamter^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Wei Yuan is Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Wei Yuan is Q18837366^[15].
• Wei Yuan's religion is recorded as Confucianism^[16].
• Wei Yuan is recorded as male^[17].
• Wei Yuan's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Wei Yuan's ancestral home is recorded as Shaoyang^[19].
• Wei Yuan's Commons category is recorded as Wei Yuan^[20].
• Wei Yuan earned the academic degree of jinshi^[21].
• Wei Yuan earned the academic degree of jinshi^[22].
• Wei Yuan's family name is recorded as Wei^[23].
• Wei Yuan's described by source is recorded as Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan^[24].
• Wei Yuan's described by source is recorded as Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period^[25].
• Wei Yuan's described by source is recorded as Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty^[26].
• Wei Yuan's described by source is recorded as Guochao Xianzheng Shilüe^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wei Yuan's place of birth was Shaoyang^[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 23, 1794^[3] and January 1, 1794^[11].

Education

Academic degrees include jinshi^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], and Beamter^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms^[14], a literary work^[28] and Q18837366^[15], a version, edition or translation^[29].

Personal Life

Wei Yuan's religion is recorded as Confucianism^[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 26, 1857^[5] and January 1, 1856^[12]. Wei Yuan passed away in Hangzhou^[4].

Why It Matters

Wei Yuan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Works attributed to him include Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms^[32], a literary work^[33].

FAQs

Where was Wei Yuan born?

Born in Shaoyang^[2], Wei Yuan…

Where did Wei Yuan die?

Wei Yuan died in Hangzhou^[4].

What did Wei Yuan do for work?

Wei Yuan worked as philosopher^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], and Beamter^[9].