WRITER

Cao Yu

1910 - 1996

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Cao Yu (Chinese: 曹禺; Wade–Giles: Tsʻao Yü, September 24, 1910 – December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important playwrights of the 20th century. His best-known works are Thunderstorm (1933), Sunrise (1936) and Peking Man (1940). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cao Yu has received more than 80,053 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Cao Yu is the 2,284th most popular writer (down from 2,282nd in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from China (down from 580th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 80k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Systems engineering, Engineering, Operating systems (Computers)
2011
Ri chu
1964
Beijing ren
1984
Lei yu
Ju ben, Théâtre chinois, Lei yu
1900
Yuan ye
1966

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cao Yu ranks 2,284 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich Glarean, Tomé Pires, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Robert Ressler, Harold Bloom, and J.-H. Rosny aîné. After him are Ding Ling, William Steig, Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, and Jean Raspail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Cao Yu ranks 114. Before him are Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Félix Candela, Ruan Lingyu, Lothar Collatz, Fritz Leiber, and John W. Campbell. After him are Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Hazi Aslanov, Bernard Voorhoof, Howlin' Wolf, Jorge Negrete, and Giorgio Perlasca. Among people deceased in 1996, Cao Yu ranks 99. Before him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Jo Van Fleet, Jack Churchill, Don Simpson, Greer Garson, and Yulii Khariton. After him are Leo Joseph Suenens, Ai Qing, Tiny Tim, Shams Pahlavi, Petro Shelest, and Hussein Kamel al-Majid.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cao Yu ranks 611 out of 1,610. Before him are Yan Zhenqing (709), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Jia Yi (-200), Jimmy Lai (1948), and Kenneth Tsang (1935). After him are Ding Ling (1904), Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Ma Bufang (1903), Sengcan (529), and Roy Chiao (1927).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Cao Yu ranks 57. Before him are Watchman Nee (1903), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), and Consort Ban (-48). After him are Ding Ling (1904), Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), Guan Hanqing (1210), and Yuan Mei (1716).

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