Wang Guowei | |
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 The Monument of Wang Guowei in Tsinghua University | |
| Born | 2 December 1877 |
| Died | 2 June 1927 (aged 49) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by drowning |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, poet |
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| Traditional Chinese | 王國維 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王国维 | ||||||||||||||||
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Wang Guowei (Chinese: 王國維; 2 December 1877 – 2 June 1927) or Wang Kuo-wei, courtesy name Jing'an (靜安) or Boyu (伯隅), was a Chinese historian and poet. A versatile scholar, he made important contributions to the studies of ancient history, epigraphy, philology, vernacular literature and literary theory.