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Du Mu

803 - 852

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Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu4 Mu4; 803–852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (牧之), and art name Fanchuan (樊川). He is best known for his lyrical and romantic quatrains.Regarded as a major poet during a golden age of Chinese poetry, his name is often mentioned together with that of another renowned Late Tang poet, Li Shangyin, as the "Little Li-Du" (小李杜), in contrast to the "Great Li-Du": Li Bai and Du Fu. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Du Mu has received more than 73,767 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Du Mu is the 1,437th most popular writer (up from 1,564th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from China (up from 423rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 74k

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  • 58.04

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Du Mu ranks 1,437 out of 5,755Before him are Sima Xiangru, Arnold van Gennep, Dositej Obradović, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, and Georges Feydeau. After him are Giovannino Guareschi, Heiner Müller, Evelyn Waugh, Wen Tianxiang, Dorothy Parker, and Christian Morgenstern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 803, Du Mu ranks 1After him is Langdarma. Among people deceased in 852, Du Mu ranks 3Before him are Abd al-Rahman II and Íñigo Arista of Pamplona. After him are Harald Klak, Presian I of Bulgaria, and Beorhtwulf of Mercia.

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In China

Among people born in China, Du Mu ranks 402 out of 1,392Before him are Zhu Yousong (1607), Huo Guang (-150), Qiu Jin (1875), Zhao Mengfu (1254), Sima Xiangru (-179), and Princess Wencheng (628). After him are Gegeen Khan (1302), Huiyuan (334), Wen Tianxiang (1236), Han Gan (706), Zhuge Jin (174), and Daniel C. Tsui (1939).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Du Mu ranks 30Before him are Pu Songling (1640), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu Yu (733), Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), and Sima Xiangru (-179). After him are Wen Tianxiang (1236), J. G. Ballard (1930), Ba Jin (1904), Gampopa (1079), Li Qingzhao (1084), and Qiu Chuji (1148).