POLITICIAN

Chen Duxiu

1879 - 1942

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Chen Duxiu (8 October 1879 – 27 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Li Dazhao in 1921. From 1921 to 1927, he served as the Communist Party's first general secretary. Chen was a leading figure in both the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and the May Fourth Movement for scientific and democratic developments in the early Republic of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Duxiu has received more than 726,426 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Chen Duxiu is the 3,478th most popular politician (up from 3,745th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from China (up from 280th in 2019) and the 165th most popular Chinese Politician.

Chen Duxiu is most famous for being the first president of the Chinese Communist Party.

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  • 67.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Duxiu ranks 3,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Vasily Blokhin, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Taira no Kiyomori, Albert Azaryan, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Xiao He. After him are Francesco Morosini, Yeon Gaesomun, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Emperor Momozono, and Droupadi Murmu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Chen Duxiu ranks 35. Before him are An Jung-geun, Victor Sjöström, Fritz Haarmann, Knud Rasmussen, Hans Lammers, and Léon Jouhaux. After him are Pál Teleki, Franz Reichelt, Karl Bühler, Friedrich Adler, E. M. Forster, and Aleksandar Stamboliyski. Among people deceased in 1942, Chen Duxiu ranks 36. Before him are Alexander von Zemlinsky, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Jozef Gabčík, Grant Wood, Tina Modotti, and Michel Fokine. After him are Felix Hausdorff, Jan Kubiš, Yosano Akiko, Tamon Yamaguchi, Daniil Kharms, and Annemarie Schwarzenbach.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Duxiu ranks 271 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu Su (172), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Di Renjie (630), Lu Xun (183), Gan Ning (175), and Xiao He (-257). After him are Qi of Xia (-2200), Emperor Ping of Han (-9), Sima Guang (1019), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), and Wang Yi (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chen Duxiu ranks 165. Before him are Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883), Lu Su (172), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Di Renjie (630), Lu Xun (183), and Xiao He (-257). After him are Qi of Xia (-2200), Emperor Ping of Han (-9), Sima Guang (1019), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), and Wang Yi (1953).

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