Xu Fu

Chinese alchemist and explorer in the Qin Dynasty
Person human Q700302
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Xu Fu

Summary

Xu Fu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Qi[2]. He was born on 255 BC[3]. He worked as an explorer[4], physician[5], and alchemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,489 views/month, #6,844 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Qi[2], Xu Fu…
  • Xu Fu was born on 255 BC[3].
  • Xu Fu is buried at Shingu[8].
  • Xu Fu held citizenship in Qin dynasty[9].
  • Xu Fu's professions included explorer[4].
  • Xu Fu worked as a physician[5].
  • Xu Fu's professions included alchemist[6].
  • Xu Fu's field of work was alchemy[10].
  • Xu Fu's field of work was exploration[11].
  • Xu Fu's field of work was medicine[12].
  • Xu Fu was employed by Qin Shi Huang[13].
  • Xu Fu is recorded as male[14].
  • Xu Fu's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Xu Fu's Commons category is recorded as Xu Fu[16].
  • Xu Fu's family name is recorded as Xu[17].
  • Xu Fu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xu Fu[18].
  • Xu Fu's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[19].
  • Xu Fu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[20].
  • Xu Fu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '徐福'}[21].
  • Xu Fu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '徐巿'}[22].
  • Xu Fu's courtesy name is recorded as 君房[23].
  • Xu Fu's name in kana is recorded as じょふく[24].
  • Xu Fu's writing language is recorded as Classical Chinese[25].
  • Xu Fu's P14541 is recorded as EgiL4[26].
  • Xu Fu's P14541 is recorded as 47TNgj[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Xu Fu was born in Qi[2]. He was born on 255 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[4], physician[5], and alchemist[6]. Fields of work include alchemy[10], a protoscience[28]; exploration[11]; and medicine[12], a field of study[29]. Among Xu Fu's employers was Qin Shi Huang[13].

Death and Burial

Xu Fu is buried at Shingu[8].

Why It Matters

Xu Fu ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,489 views/month, #6,844 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Xu Fu born?

Xu Fu was born in Qi[2].

What did Xu Fu do for work?

Xu Fu worked as explorer[4], physician[5], and alchemist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', '
    Sitelink count → 25
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  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Saint-Didier
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  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → EgiL4, 47TNgj
    Namuwiki id → 서복
    Occupation → explorer, physician, alchemist
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