Hou Fangyu

writer and poet of the late Ming Dynasty
Person human Q10887305
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Summary

Hou Fangyu was born on 1618[1]. He died on 1655[2]. He worked as a writer[3]. He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Hou Xun[5]
  • Spouse: Li Xiangjun[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Qing dynasty[7], Ming dynasty[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Hou Fangyu[10]
  • Family name: Hou[11]
  • Described by source: Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan[12], Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty[13], Draft History of Qing, volume 491[14], Guochao Xianzheng Shilüe[15], Collected Stele Biographies[16], Biographies of the Qing dynasty[17], Guochao Qixian Leizheng[18], Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period[19], Draft History of Qing[20]
  • Courtesy name: 朝宗[21]
  • Art name: 村西草堂[22], 四憶堂[23], 雪苑[24], 雜庸堂[25], 壯悔堂[26]
  • Sibling: Hou Fangxia[27]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[28]

FAQs

Who were Hou Fangyu's parents?

Hou Fangyu's father was Hou Xun[5].

Who was Hou Fangyu married to?

Hou Fangyu's spouses include Li Xiangjun[6].

What did Hou Fangyu do for work?

Hou Fangyu worked as a writer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . National Library of Australia. wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . National Library of Australia. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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