Fang Yizhi
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Summary
Fang Yizhi was born on January 1, 1611[1], in Tongcheng[2]. He died on January 1, 1671[3], in Wan'an County[4]. He worked as a physician[5], calligrapher[6], poet[7], linguist[8], and Buddhist monk[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: November 9, 1671[11]
- Father: Fang Kongzhao[12]
- Mother: Wu Lingyi[13]
- Spouse: Q141735387[14]
- Child: Zhongtong Fang[15], Fang Zhonglv[16]
- Country of citizenship: Qing dynasty[17]
- Occupation: painter[18], physicist[19], naturalist[20], philosopher[21], artist[22], scholar[23]
- Field of work: philosophy[24], Buddhism[25], physics[26], natural science[27], linguistics[28], art[29]
- Notable work: Tong Ya[30]
- Member of: 復社[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Ancestral home: Tongcheng County[33]
- Commons category: Fang Yizhi[34]
- Academic degree: jinshi[35]
- Family name: Fang[36]
- Manner of death: suicide[37]
- Described by source: Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period[38], Draft History of Qing[39]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Classical Chinese[40], Old Mandarin[41], Chinese[42]
- Commons Creator page: Fang Yizhi[43]
- Name in native language: 方以智[44]
- Religious name: 大智[45]
- Courtesy name: 昌公[46], 密之[47], 無可[48], 藥地[49], 愚者[50]
- Art name: 浮山愚者[51], 鹿起[52], 曼公[53], 墨歷[54], 木立[55], 文忠先生[56], 五老[57], 藥地和尚[58]
Why It Matters
Fang Yizhi has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
FAQs
Where was Fang Yizhi born?
Fang Yizhi was born in Tongcheng[2].
Where did Fang Yizhi die?
Fang Yizhi died in Wan'an County[4].
Who were Fang Yizhi's parents?
Fang Yizhi's father was Fang Kongzhao[12]. Fang Yizhi's mother was Wu Lingyi[13].
Who was Fang Yizhi married to?
Fang Yizhi's spouses include Q141735387[14].
What did Fang Yizhi do for work?
Fang Yizhi worked as a physician[5], calligrapher[6], poet[7], linguist[8], and Buddhist monk[9].