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Gu Yanwu
July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682
Chinese philologist and geographer (1613–1682)
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Gu Yanwu was a Chinese historian, philologist, and poet. After failing to pass the civil service examination and after surviving the upheaval of the Qing conquest of the Ming dynasty, he became an itinerant scholar, traveling across much of imperial China while collecting notes for his work.
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- Birthday · July 15
- Anniversary · February 15
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