PHILOSOPHER
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
Cheng Yi
Cheng Yi (1033–1107), also known by various other names and romanizations, was a Chinese classicist, essayist, philosopher, and politician of the Song Dynasty. He worked with his older brother Cheng Hao. Like his brother, he was a student of Zhou Dunyi, a friend of Shao Yong, and a nephew of Zhang Zai. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheng Yi has received more than 9,354 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Cheng Yi is the 658th most popular philosopher (up from 672nd in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from China (down from 502nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
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9.4k
Page Views (PV)
55.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
5.03
Effective Languages (L*)
1.96
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Cheng Yi ranks 658 out of 1,081. Before him are Gaius Marius Victorinus, Theodor Lipps, Aristo of Chios, Thomas Hill Green, Louis Couturat, and Helmuth Plessner. After him are Robert Filmer, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Bharadwaja, Olympiodorus the Younger, Svetozar Marković, and Diodorus Cronus.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Gaius Marius Victorinus
310 - 364
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 652
Theodor Lipps
1851 - 1914
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 653
Aristo of Chios
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 654
Thomas Hill Green
1836 - 1882
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 655
Louis Couturat
1868 - 1914
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 656
Helmuth Plessner
1892 - 1985
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 657
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 658
Robert Filmer
1588 - 1653
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 659
Gustavo Gutiérrez
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 660
Bharadwaja
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 661
Olympiodorus the Younger
495 - 570
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 662
Svetozar Marković
1846 - 1875
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 663
Diodorus Cronus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 664
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1033, Cheng Yi ranks 4. Before him are Anselm of Canterbury, Donald III of Scotland, and Urraca of Zamora. Among people deceased in 1107, Cheng Yi ranks 6. Before him are Kilij Arslan I, Raymond of Burgundy, Mi Fu, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Edgar, King of Scotland. After him are Emperor Horikawa and Dagobert of Pisa.
Others Born in 1033
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Anselm of Canterbury
1033 - 1109
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1
Donald III of Scotland
1033 - 1099
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 2
Urraca of Zamora
1033 - 1101
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 3
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1107
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Kilij Arslan I
1079 - 1107
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1
Raymond of Burgundy
1070 - 1107
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2
Mi Fu
1051 - 1107
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
Theophylact of Ohrid
1055 - 1107
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4
Edgar, King of Scotland
1074 - 1107
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 5
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6
Emperor Horikawa
1079 - 1107
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 7
Dagobert of Pisa
1100 - 1107
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 8
In China
Among people born in China, Cheng Yi ranks 514 out of 1,392. Before him are Guo Shoujing (1231), Ruan Ji (210), Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), Yi Xing (683), and Zhou Yongkang (1942). After him are Liang Kai (1200), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Fan Zhongyan (989), Soong Ai-ling (1888), Wu Peifu (1874), and Sergei Stepashin (1952).
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Guo Shoujing
1231 - 1316
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 508
Ruan Ji
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 509
Song Jiaoren
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 510
Man Chong
209 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 511
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 512
Zhou Yongkang
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 513
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 514
Liang Kai
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 515
Shangguan Wan'er
664 - 710
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 516
Fan Zhongyan
989 - 1052
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 517
Soong Ai-ling
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 518
Wu Peifu
1874 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 519
Sergei Stepashin
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 520
Among PHILOSOPHERS In China
Among philosophers born in China, Cheng Yi ranks 27. Before him are Huiyuan (334), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Zhang Daoling (34), Hu Shih (1891), and Shen Buhai (-385). After him are Wang Bi (226), Yang Xiong (-53), Li Zhi (1527), Zhang Zai (1020), Cheng Hao (1032), and Tao Hongjing (456).
Huiyuan
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 21
Marpa Lotsawa
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 22
Zhou Dunyi
1017 - 1073
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 23
Zhang Daoling
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 24
Hu Shih
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 25
Shen Buhai
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 26
Cheng Yi
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 27
Wang Bi
226 - 249
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 28
Yang Xiong
53 BC - 18
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 29
Li Zhi
1527 - 1602
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 30
Zhang Zai
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 31
Cheng Hao
1032 - 1085
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 32
Tao Hongjing
456 - 536
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 33
