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Also Known As Kā€™ung-tzu ā€¢ Kā€™ung-fu-tzu ā€¢ Kongzi ā€¢ Chung-ni ā€¢ Kongqiu ā€¢ Zhongni ā€¢ Kongfuzi
Born 551 BCE ā€¢ Qufu ā€¢ China
Died 479 BCE ā€¢ China
Subjects Of Study ā€œShijingā€ ā€¢ junzi ā€¢ li ā€¢ ren ā€¢ xiao

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