Gu Yanwu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Gu Jiang 顧绛 15 July 1613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1682 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Gu Zhongqing 顧忠清 Gu Ningren 顧寧人 Lord Tinglin 亭林先生 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student of the Guozijian (1643) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | One of the Five Great Qing scholars (Huang Zongxi, Fang Yizhi, Wang Fuzhi, Zhu Zhiyu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lady Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Gu Tongying (father) Lady He (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Great grandfather: Gu Zhangzhi Nephew: Xu Qianxue, Xu Bingyi, Xu Yuanwen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 顧炎武 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾炎武 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gu Yanwu (Chinese: 顧炎武) (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (Chinese: 顧亭林), was a Chinese philologist, geographer, and famous scholar in the early Qing dynasty. After the Manchu conquest of north China in 1644, Gu participated in anti-Manchu activities. He never served the Qing dynasty. Instead, he traveled throughout north China, engaging in local studies intended to strengthen China's intellectual and spiritual resources.