Sun Yat-sen

Also known as Sun Yixian, Yixian, Sun Yi Xian, Sun I-hsien, Sun Wen, Zhongshan, Sun Yat Sen, Sun Zhongshan

Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)

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Sun Yat-sen was a politician, physician, philosopher, and revolutionary born in Cuiheng in 1866. He held citizenship in the Republic of China and the Qing dynasty, with an ancestral home in Dongguan. He was educated at Queen's College, Punahou School, ʻIolani School, and the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. His occupations included serving as president and doctor. He was a member of the Tiandihui, Freemasonry, Kuomintang, and Tongmenghui.

He spoke English and Chinese and resided in San Francisco and Hong Kong. His spouses were Lu Muzhen, Chen Cuifen, Haru Asada, and Kaoru Otsuki, and he had a child named Sun Fo. He died of liver cancer at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 1925. He is buried at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. His notable works include *San min chu i*, *建國方略*, *中國革命史*, *孫中山先生墨迹*, and *國父思想學說精義錄*.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1866
Died: 1925
Works: 194

Top works

國父思想學說精義錄
孫中山先生墨迹
中國革命史
建國方略
San min chu i

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Film & TV

Known for

A Page of History — Himself1941

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1866–1925
Nationality: CN, JP, US
Role / Field: President government, Doctor
Language: chi, zho
Gender: Male

Recorded by 29 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Sun
Gender: male
Citizenship: Qing dynasty
Place of birth: Cuiheng
Place of death: Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Spouse: Soong Ching-ling
Sibling: Sun Mei
Occupation: philosopher
Educated at: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Employer: Nanjing University
Political party: Tongmenghui
Languages spoken: Chinese
Religion: Congregational churches
Award: Order of Merit for National Foundation
Conflict: Xinhai Revolution
Military branch: Republic of China Army
Military rank: generalissimo
Image: 孙中山肖像.jpg
Number of children: 5
Work location: Hong Kong

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member of: Freemasonry
ancestral home: Dongguan
date of birth: 1866-11-12
date of death: 1925-03-12
place of burial: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Commons category: Sun Yat-sen
topic's main category: Category:Sun Yat-sen
Commons gallery: Sun Yat-sen
cause of death: liver cancer
manner of death: natural causes
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
name in native language: 孫逸仙
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
writing language: Chinese
Commons Creator page: Sun Yat-sen
candidacy in election: 1911 Republic of China provisional presidential election
name in kana: そんぶん
courtesy name: 載之