Wang Fuzhi
Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher
- Lived
- 1619–1692
- Country
- Ming dynasty
Updated September 2026
About Wang Fuzhi
Wang Fuzhi (Chinese: 王夫之; pinyin: Wáng Fūzhī; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Fu1-chih1; 1619–1692), courtesy name Ernong (而農), pseudonym Chuanshan (船山), was a Chinese essayist, historian, and philosopher of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
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