Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Lao She across 3 places, from 1899 to 1933.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Shu Qingchun (3 February 1899 to 24 August 1966), known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese writer of Manchu ethnicity, known for his vivid portrayal of urban life and his colorful use of the Beijing dialect, such as in the novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Lao She was documented, and when
3 February 1899exact date
Beijingattested“Lao She was born Shu Qingchun on 3 February 1899 in Beijing, to a poor Manchu family of the Šumuru clan belonging to the Plain Red Banner.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1918 to 1924period
Beijingattested“Between 1918 and 1924, Lao She was involved as administrator and faculty member at a number of primary and secondary schools in Beijing and Tianjin.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1933 to 1945period
Jinanattested“The first child of the two was born in 1933 in Jinan, a girl named Shu Ji; son Shu Yi was born two years later, and after another two years, she gave birth to his third child in Chongqing, named Shu Yu, with the youngest girl Shu Li born…”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1933 to 1945period
Chongqingattested“The first child of the two was born in 1933 in Jinan, a girl named Shu Ji; son Shu Yi was born two years later, and after another two years, she gave birth to his third child in Chongqing, named Shu Yu, with the youngest girl Shu Li born…”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
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1913year
Beijingmentioned“And fairy tales are only fairy tales, whereas my mother's stories were 100 percent factual, and they directly affected our whole family." In 1913, he was admitted to the Beijing Normal Third High School (now Beijing Third High School), b…”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1918year
Beijing Normal Universitymentioned“In the same year, he was accepted to Beijing Normal University, from which he graduated in 1918.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1924 to 1929period
Notting Hillmentioned“I am grateful to the May Fourth Movement, as it allowed me to become a writer." He went on to serve as lecturer in the Chinese section of the School of Oriental Studies (now the School of Oriental and African Studies) at the University o…”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1929year
The Chinese High School (Singapore)mentioned“In the summer of 1929, he left Britain for Singapore, teaching at the Chinese High School.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1930year
Beijing Normal Universitymentioned“In 1930, Hu Jieqing was studying at Beijing Normal University.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1930year
Beijingmentioned“In 1930, Hu Jieqing was studying at Beijing Normal University.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
1966year
Chinamentioned“Like numerous other intellectuals in China, Lao She experienced mistreatment when the Cultural Revolution began in 1966.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
24 August 1966exact date
Beijingmentioned“According to the official record, this abuse left Lao She greatly humiliated both mentally and physically, and he committed suicide by drowning himself in Beijing's Taiping Lake on 24 August 1966.”source: Wikipedia: Lao She
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