PHILOSOPHER

Ban Zhao

45 - 115

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Ban Zhao (Chinese: 班昭; 45 or 49 – c. 117/120 CE), courtesy name Huiban (Chinese: 惠班), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian and, along with Pamphile of Epidaurus, one of the first known female historians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ban Zhao has received more than 250,789 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ban Zhao is the 367th most popular philosopher (up from 409th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from China (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Ban Zhao was a female scholar during the Han Dynasty who is most famous for her written work, "The Admonitions for Women."

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ban Zhao ranks 367 out of 1,267. Before her are Pompeia Plotina, Nachmanides, Stilpo, Alexandre Koyré, René Girard, and Alexandre Kojève. After her are John Searle, Nasir Khusraw, Francis Hutcheson, Jean Gerson, Gershom Scholem, and Richard Avenarius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 45, Ban Zhao ranks 1. After her are Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Tettius Julianus, and Domitilla the Younger. Among people deceased in 115, Ban Zhao ranks 1. 

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    Ban Zhao

    PHILOSOPHER

    45 - 115

    HPI: 62.50

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ban Zhao ranks 251 out of 1,610. Before her are Emperor Zhezong (1076), Ban Chao (32), Lü Meng (178), Heshen (1750), Li Peng (1928), and Emperor Dezong of Tang (742). After her are Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Zhao Bing (1271), Zhang He (167), Cao Zhi (192), Benedict Anderson (1936), and Emperor Huan of Han (132).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Ban Zhao ranks 15. Before her are Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), and Han Yu (768). After her are Dong Zhongshu (-179), Ge Hong (284), Huiyuan (334), Zhiyi (538), Zhang Daoling (34), and Linji Yixuan (850).

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