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WRITER

Ba Jin

1904 - 2005

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Li Yaotang (simplified Chinese: 李尧棠; traditional Chinese: 李堯棠; pinyin: Lǐ Yáotáng; 25 November 1904 – 17 October 2005), better known by his pen name Ba Jin (Chinese: 巴金; pinyin: Bā Jīn) or his courtesy name Li Feigan (Chinese: 李芾甘; pinyin: Lǐ Fèigān), was a Chinese anarchist, translator, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ba Jin has received more than 212,093 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ba Jin is the 1,465th most popular writer (down from 1,430th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from China (down from 389th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ba Jin ranks 1,465 out of 5,755Before him are Ruy González de Clavijo, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Fritz Gerlich, Jean Chapelain, Joseph Mohr, and Peter Altenberg. After him are Wilhelm Weitling, Kuvempu, Chico Xavier, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Chiara Lubich, and William Heinesen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Ba Jin ranks 72Before him are Count Basie, Isamu Noguchi, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Minoru Genda, Henri Cartan, and Yves Congar. After him are Kuvempu, Rudolf Arnheim, Hans Hartung, Greer Garson, Walther Hewel, and Viktor Brack. Among people deceased in 2005, Ba Jin ranks 66Before him are Dana Elcar, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Will Eisner, Robert Moog, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Richard Smalley. After him are Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Aenne Burda, Jef Raskin, Narriman Sadek, and Maurice Trintignant.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ba Jin ranks 415 out of 1,392Before him are Mi Fu (1051), J. G. Ballard (1930), Gengshi Emperor (null), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Run Run Shaw (1907), and Qian Xuesen (1911). After him are Zhang Lu (101), Zhang Zhongjing (150), Wang Qishan (1948), Emperor Houshao of Han (null), Ma Dai (183), and Emperor Chong of Han (143).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ba Jin ranks 33Before him are Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), Sima Xiangru (-179), Du Mu (803), Wen Tianxiang (1236), and J. G. Ballard (1930). After him are Gampopa (1079), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Yu (1610), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Yan Fu (1854).