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Ku Yen-Wu

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Ku Yen-Wu 

(also Ku T’ing-lin). Born July 15, 1613; died Feb. 15, 1682. Chinese scholar, philosopher, and historian. Ku Yen-wu took part in the struggle against the Manchu conquerors on the side of the Ming dynasty. He created a critical method of studying Chinese historical sources, particularly classical Confucian monuments. Ku Yen-wu stressed that the study of concrete phenomena and things is the basis of knowledge.



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