Yang Liwei

Summary

Yang Liwei is a human^[1]. Born in Suizhong County^[2], he… he was born on +1965-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronaut^[4] and fighter pilot^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Yang Liwei's place of birth was Suizhong County^[2].
• Yang Liwei was born on +1965-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yang Liwei held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[7].
• Yang Liwei worked as an astronaut^[4].
• Yang Liwei's professions included fighter pilot^[5].
• Yang Liwei held the position of member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference^[8].
• Yang Liwei was educated at Tsinghua University^[9].
• Yang Liwei was educated at PLA Air Force Aviation University^[10].
• Yang Liwei received the honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[11].
• Yang Liwei received the Spaceflight Exploit Medal^[12].
• Yang Liwei's image is recorded as Yang Liwei.jpg^[13].
• Yang Liwei is recorded as male^[14].
• Yang Liwei's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Yang Liwei was affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party^[16].
• Yang Liwei's ISNI is recorded as 0000000086090318^[17].
• Yang Liwei's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124575094^[18].
• Yang Liwei's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010046132^[19].
• Yang Liwei's CALIS ID is recorded as n2021083289^[20].
• Yang Liwei's Commons category is recorded as Yang Liwei^[21].
• Yang Liwei's military, police or special rank is recorded as Shao Jiang^[22].
• Yang Liwei's military, police or special rank is recorded as major general^[23].
• Yang Liwei's astronaut mission is recorded as Shenzhou 5^[24].
• Yang Liwei's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01y1lk^[25].
• Yang Liwei's family name is recorded as Yang^[26].
• Yang Liwei's NLC authorities is recorded as 000740067^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yang Liwei's place of birth was Suizhong County^[2]. He was born on +1965-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Tsinghua University^[9], a public university^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29], founded in 1911^[30], headquartered in Beijing^[31] and PLA Air Force Aviation University^[10], an air force university^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33], founded in 1946^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronaut^[4] and fighter pilot^[5]. Yang Liwei held the position of member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[11], an award^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36] and Spaceflight Exploit Medal^[12], a medallion^[37], in People's Republic of China^[38].

Personal Life

Yang Liwei was affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party^[16].

Why It Matters

Yang Liwei ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Yang Liwei born?

Yang Liwei was born in Suizhong County^[2].

What did Yang Liwei do for work?

Yang Liwei worked as astronaut^[4] and fighter pilot^[5].

Where did Yang Liwei go to school?

Yang Liwei was educated at Tsinghua University^[9] and PLA Air Force Aviation University^[10].

What awards did Yang Liwei receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[11] and Spaceflight Exploit Medal^[12].