Q:Facts: - other names: gu zhongqing gu ningren lord tinglin - known for: one zongxi , fang yizhi , wang fuzhi , zhu zhiyu of -rrb- the five great qing scholars -lrb- huang - image: gu yanwu.jpg - origin: kunshan , suzhou , nanzhi - birth name: gu jiang - death date: 15 february 1682 - spouse: lady zhu - birth date: 15 july 1613 - name: gu yanwu - parents: gu -rrb- tongying -lrb- father -rrb- lady he -lrb- mother - relations: great , xu bingyi , xu yuanwen grandfather : gu zhangzhi nephew : xu qianxue - occupation: student of the guozijian -lrb- 1643 -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gu yanwu .
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gu yanwu -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- july 15 , 1613 -- february 15 , 1682 -rrb- , also known as gu tinglin -lrb- -rrb- , was a chinese philologist and geographer .he spent his youth during the manchu conquest of china in anti-manchu activities after the ming dynasty had been overthrown .he never served the qing dynasty .instead , he traveled throughout the country and devoted himself to studies .