Confucius

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Chinese philosopher Confucian scholar historical figure philosopher teacher

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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仲尼 1
孔丘 1
孔子 1

Statements (86)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese philosopher ⓘ
Confucian scholar ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
birthName Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 孔丘
burialPlace Cemetery of Confucius ⓘ
Qufu ⓘ
child Kong He ⓘ
surface form: Kong Li
countryOfCitizenship Zhou dynasty ⓘ
courtesyName Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 仲尼
culturalDepiction subject of Chinese classics ⓘ
subject of Confucian temples ⓘ
dateOfBirth 551 BCE ⓘ
dateOfDeath 479 BCE ⓘ
era Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
father Kong He ⓘ
fieldOfWork education ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
ritual studies ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCultFollowing Temple of Confucius ⓘ
surface form: Confucian temples
honorificTitle Most Holy Sage and First Teacher ⓘ
Most Holy Sage and First Teacher ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Sage and Foremost Teacher
influenced Chinese education ⓘ
Chinese imperial examination system ⓘ
Chinese political thought ⓘ
Dong Zhongshu ⓘ
East Asian philosophy ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
surface form: Japanese Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
surface form: Korean Confucianism

Mencius ⓘ
Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
surface form: Vietnamese Confucianism

Wang Yangming ⓘ
Xunzi ⓘ
Zhu Xi ⓘ
influencedBy Book of Documents ⓘ
Book of Songs ⓘ
Zhou dynasty culture ⓘ
Zhou ritual tradition ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Chinese ⓘ
legacy foundation of Confucianism ⓘ
influenced moral education in East Asia ⓘ
shaped East Asian civilization ⓘ
mainInterest education ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
ritual ⓘ
mother Yan Zhengzai ⓘ
movement Confucianism ⓘ
name Confucius self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old Chinese ⓘ
nativeName Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 孔子
notableIdea Doctrine of the Mean ⓘ
Junzi ⓘ
Li ⓘ
Rectification of names ⓘ
Ren ⓘ
Xiao ⓘ
government by virtue ⓘ
importance of education ⓘ
rule by moral example ⓘ
occupation editor ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
politician ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Confucianism ⓘ
placeOfBirth Qufu ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ
State of Lu ⓘ
placeOfDeath Qufu ⓘ
State of Lu ⓘ
positionHeld Minister of Justice of Lu ⓘ
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
veneratedIn China ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Korea

Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
workAttributed Analects ⓘ
Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ
editing of the Five Classics ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confucius → birthName → Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 孔丘
Shandong → birthplaceOf → Confucius ⓘ
Confucius → courtesyName → Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 仲尼
Confucianism → foundedBy → Confucius ⓘ
Peng Chun Chang → influencedBy → Confucius ⓘ
Confucius → name → Confucius self-link ⓘ
Confucius → nativeName → Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 孔子
Caodaism → recognizesFigure → Confucius ⓘ