Yu Keng

politician of Qing Dynasty, father of Princess Der Ling
Person human Q11626794

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1850
Date of death
December 18, 1905
Place of death
Shanghai
Country of citizenship
Qing dynasty[10]
Occupation
diplomat
Position held
China ambassador to France (1899–1902)[11]
Citizenship
Qing dynasty
Cause of death
disease[15]
Courtesy name
朗西[21]
Eight Banner register
Han Army Plain White Banner[14]
Family name
Xu, Yu[16][17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
裕庚[20]
Noble title
lord[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yu Keng en Yu-Keng en Yü Keng en Langxi en Yugeng en Yu Geng de Yu Geng de Yu-Keng de Yü Keng es Yugeng es Yu Geng es Yu-Keng es Yü Keng fr Yu Geng fr Yu-Keng fr Yü Keng it Yu Geng it Yu-Keng it Yü Keng ja 裕庚
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yu Keng.jpg ↗
Academia Sinica authority ID
008583
CBDB ID
0065162
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013707497434
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1218lr5f
Modern History Database person ID
athjrsjwvyevevr
Shanghai Library person ID
q3gxud4lx4ppeie3, 4fng0aaloimpe7i7

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Child 3
Children (paternal) 3
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Xu
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Noble title 1
Occupation 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Yu Keng was born in 1850[1]. He died in Shanghai[2]. He died on December 18, 1905[3]. He worked as a diplomat[4].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Princess Der Ling[6], a historian[22], 1881–1944[23], of Qing dynasty[24]; Charles Yu Hsingling[7], a politician[25], b. 1879[26]; Nellie Yu Roung Ling[8], a dancer[27], 1882–1973[28], of Qing dynasty[29]; and John Yu Shuinling[9], a photographer[30], 1874–1944[31], of Qing dynasty[32].

FAQs

Where did Yu Keng die?

Yu Keng died in Shanghai[2].

Who was Yu Keng married to?

Yu Keng's spouses include Louisa Pierson[5].

What did Yu Keng do for work?

Yu Keng worked as diplomat[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . hkupress.hku.hk. hkupress.hku.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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