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Dong Qichang

1555 - 1636

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Dong Qichang (Chinese: 董其昌; pinyin: Dǒng Qíchāng; Wade–Giles: Tung Ch'i-ch'ang; courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636), was a Chinese art theorist, calligrapher, painter, and politician of the later period of the Ming dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dong Qichang has received more than 93,010 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Dong Qichang is the 667th most popular painter (up from 699th in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from China (up from 505th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

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  • 57.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Dong Qichang ranks 667 out of 2,023. Before him are François-Édouard Picot, Nicolas Lancret, Marietta Robusti, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Bartholomeus van der Helst, and Francesco Solimena. After him are Pierre Auguste Cot, Frans Hogenberg, Ignacio Zuloaga, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Thomas Eakins, and Pieter van Laer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1555, Dong Qichang ranks 9. Before him are Edward Kelley, Naresuan, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, François de Malherbe, and Cesare Ripa. After him are Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Charles II, Lord of Monaco, Moderata Fonte, and Antonio Tempesta. Among people deceased in 1636, Dong Qichang ranks 5. Before him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Date Masamune, Santorio Santorio, and Mulla Sadra. After him are Sendivogius, Stefano Maderno, Iskandar Muda, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Albert II, Gregorio Fernández, and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Dong Qichang ranks 502 out of 1,610. Before him are Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Shaohao (null), Mei Lanfang (1894), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Zuo Zongtang (1812), and T. V. Soong (1894). After him are Zhang Xun (1854), Sun Simiao (581), Shen Yue (441), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Mao Dun (1896), and Cao Kun (1862).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Dong Qichang ranks 10. Before him are Guo Xi (1020), Qi Baishi (1864), Mi Fu (1051), Ma Yuan (1160), Ni Zan (1301), and Tang Yin (1470). After him are Dong Yuan (932), Wu Daozi (680), Shen Zhou (1427), Xia Gui (1195), Yun Shouping (1633), and Liang Kai (1200).

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