Historical figures in present-day Suzhou
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 496 BC to 1923. The most recorded lives are Qin Shi Huang, Sun Tzu and Zheng He. Among them Political Leaders, Explorers and Writers, across the Ancient World and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1923
1 moment here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Qin Shi Huang
in 210 BC
1 moment here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
in 1921
1 moment here
Japanese short-story writer of the Taishō period, born Ryūnosuke Niihara in Tokyo and adopted into the Akutagawa family.…
Sun Tzu
in 496 BC
1 moment here
Sun Tzu (traditionally Sun Wu) was a Chinese military strategist traditionally placed in the late Spring and Autumn period.…
Zheng He
in 1405
1 moment here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Moments
- 496 BC Traditional death at Gusu Sun Tzu
- 210 BC Passes through Wu Qin Shi Huang
- 1405 Departure of the first treasure voyage Zheng He
- 1921 Visited Suzhou Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1923 Boarding-school transfer in Suzhou Chien-Shiung Wu