Yung Wing

Chinese-American diplomat and businessman (1828–1912)
Person human Q1353934
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Yung Wing

Summary

Yung Wing is a human[1]. Born in Zhuhai[2], he… he was born on November 17, 1828[3]. He passed away in Hartford[4]. He died on April 21, 1912[5]. He worked as a diplomat[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zhuhai[2], Yung Wing…
  • Yung Wing passed away in Hartford[4].
  • Yung Wing was born on November 17, 1828[3].
  • Yung Wing died on April 21, 1912[5].
  • Yung Wing is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery[8].
  • Among Yung Wing's spouses was Mary Louisa Yung[9].
  • A child of Yung Wing was Morrison Brown Yung[10].
  • Yung Wing held citizenship in Qing dynasty[11].
  • Yung Wing held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Yung Wing's professions included diplomat[6].
  • Yung Wing's education included a stint at Yale College[13].
  • Yung Wing's education included a stint at Wilbraham & Monson Academy[14].
  • Yung Wing is recorded as male[15].
  • Yung Wing's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yung Wing's ancestral home is recorded as Xiangshan County[17].
  • Yung Wing's Commons category is recorded as Yung Wing[18].
  • Yung Wing's archives at is recorded as Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[19].
  • Yung Wing's family name is recorded as Rong[20].
  • Yung Wing's given name is recorded as Hóng[21].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as Who's Who in the Far East[22].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty[23].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period[24].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[25].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[26].
  • Yung Wing's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Yung Wing's place of birth was Zhuhai[2]. He was born on November 17, 1828[3].

Education

Educated at Yale College[13], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30] and Wilbraham & Monson Academy[14], a boarding school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1804[33].

Career and Affiliations

Yung Wing's professions included diplomat[6].

Personal Life

Among Yung Wing's spouses was Mary Louisa Yung[9]. A child of him was Morrison Brown Yung[10].

Death and Burial

Yung Wing died on April 21, 1912[5]. He passed away in Hartford[4]. Burial took place at Cedar Hill Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Yung Wing ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Yung Wing born?

Yung Wing's place of birth was Zhuhai[2].

Where did Yung Wing die?

Yung Wing passed away in Hartford[4].

Who was Yung Wing married to?

Yung Wing's spouses include Mary Louisa Yung[9].

What did Yung Wing do for work?

Yung Wing worked as diplomat[6].

Where did Yung Wing go to school?

Yung Wing was educated at Yale College[13] and Wilbraham & Monson Academy[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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