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Zhuang Zhou

Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
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Summary

Zhuang Zhou was born on 369 BC[1] in Shangqiu[2]. He died on 288 BC[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4], writer[5], and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,566 views/month, #6,767 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Song[8]
  • Native language: Old Chinese[9]
  • Field of work: philosophy[10]
  • Notable work: Zhuangzi[11]
  • Influenced by: Laozi[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Zhuangzi[14]
  • Family name: Zhuang[15]
  • Given name: Zhou[16]
  • IPA transcription: /ˈʒwæŋˈziː/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Zhuangzi[18]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Records of the Grand Historian[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Old Chinese[21], Chinese[22]
  • Birth name: 莊周[23]
  • Name in native language: 莊子[24]
  • Name in kana: そうし[25]
  • Different from: Zhuangzi[26], Nanhua Laoxian[27]

Why It Matters

Zhuang Zhou has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He has been cited as an influence by Ursula K. Le Guin[30], a writer[31], 1929–2018[32], of United States[33], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[34], specialised in fiction[35] and Byung-Chul Han[36], a writer[37], b. 1959[38], of South Korea[39], awarded the Salzburg State Prize for Future Research[40].

Works attributed to him include Zhuangzi[41], a written work[42], founded in -0300[43].

FAQs

Where was Zhuang Zhou born?

Zhuang Zhou was born in Shangqiu[2].

What did Zhuang Zhou do for work?

Zhuang Zhou worked as a philosopher[4], writer[5], and poet[6].

Who did Zhuang Zhou influence?

Zhuang Zhou has been cited as an influence by Ursula K. Le Guin[30] and Byung-Chul Han[36].

Related Entities

Byung-Chul Han Laozi philosophy Ursula K. Le Guin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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