Wu Cheng'en

Summary

Wu Cheng'en is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Huai'an^[2]. He was born on +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Shanyang County^[4]. He died on +1582-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Wu Cheng'en's place of birth was Huai'an^[2].
• Wu Cheng'en died in Shanyang County^[4].
• Wu Cheng'en was born on +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Wu Cheng'en was born on +1504-01-01T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Wu Cheng'en died on +1582-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Wu Cheng'en held citizenship in Ming dynasty^[12].
• Chinese was Wu Cheng'en's native language^[13].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a poet^[6].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a writer^[7].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a calligrapher^[8].
• Wu Cheng'en's professions included scholar^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Wu Cheng'en is Journey to the West^[14].
• Wu Cheng'en's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].
• Wu Cheng'en is recorded as male^[16].
• Wu Cheng'en's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Wu Cheng'en's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120313440^[18].
• Wu Cheng'en's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 98313366^[19].
• Wu Cheng'en's GND ID is recorded as 118923714^[20].
• Wu Cheng'en's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79058677^[21].
• Wu Cheng'en's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11929428x^[22].
• Wu Cheng'en's IdRef ID is recorded as 027200124^[23].
• Wu Cheng'en's CALIS ID is recorded as n2004404135^[24].
• Wu Cheng'en's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00269312^[25].
• Wu Cheng'en's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1063158^[26].
• Wu Cheng'en's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00275609^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wu Cheng'en's place of birth was Huai'an^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1504-01-01T00:00:00Z^[11]. Chinese was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wu Cheng'en is Journey to the West^[14].

Personal Life

Wu Cheng'en's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].

Death and Burial

Wu Cheng'en died on +1582-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Shanyang County^[4].

Why It Matters

Wu Cheng'en ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to him include Journey to the West^[30], a literary work^[31], written by him^[32].

FAQs

Where was Wu Cheng'en born?

Wu Cheng'en was born in Huai'an^[2].

Where did Wu Cheng'en die?

Wu Cheng'en died in Shanyang County^[4].

What did Wu Cheng'en do for work?

Wu Cheng'en worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9].