P. Y. Saeki

Japanese sinologist (1871–1965)
Person human Q3132706
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Summary

P. Y. Saeki was born on September 5, 1871[1], in Hiroshima Prefecture[2]. He died on January 1, 1965[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and philologist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: June 26, 1965[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[8], Empire of Japan[9]
  • Employer: Kumamoto University[10], Tokyo University of Education[11], Tokyo Institute of Technology[12], Meiji University[13], Waseda University[14]
  • Educated at: Waseda University[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Family name: Saeki[17]
  • Given name: Peter[18], Yoshirō[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[20]
  • Name in native language: 佐伯好郎[21]
  • Name in kana: さえき よしろう[22]
  • Writing language: Japanese[23]
  • P14611: 135024[24]

Why It Matters

P. Y. Saeki has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was P. Y. Saeki born?

P. Y. Saeki's place of birth was Hiroshima Prefecture[2].

What did P. Y. Saeki do for work?

P. Y. Saeki worked as a politician[4] and philologist[5].

Where did P. Y. Saeki go to school?

P. Y. Saeki was educated at Waseda University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → PUVV154816, RMSV124189
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  2. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'zh']
    Date of death → +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1965-06-26T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 135024
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  4. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 200088, 231057, 586149
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, philologist
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  6. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Citizenship → —
    Country of citizenship → Japan, Empire of Japan
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31161|batch #31161]]: P. Y. Saeki"
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