WRITER

Fan Zhongyan

989 - 1052

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Fan Zhongyan (5 September 989 – 19 June 1052), courtesy name Xiwen (希文), was an accomplished statesman, writer, scholar, and reformer of the northern Song dynasty. After serving multiple regional posts and at the imperial court for over two decades, Fan was appointed as a vice chancellor by Emperor Renzong to lead the Qingli reforms. His attitude towards official service is encapsulated by his oft-quoted line on the proper attitude of scholar-officials: "They were the first to worry the worries of all-under-Heaven, and the last to enjoy its joys". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fan Zhongyan has received more than 126,878 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Fan Zhongyan is the 1,968th most popular writer (down from 1,895th in 2019), the 559th most popular biography from China (down from 516th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fan Zhongyan ranks 1,968 out of 7,302Before him are Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Hincmar, Robert Southey, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, László Krasznahorkai, and Miloš Crnjanski. After him are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, Péter Esterházy, Theodorus Gaza, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Gustave Kahn, and Anastasius Sinaita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 989, Fan Zhongyan ranks 2Before him is Chaghri Beg. After him are Adémar de Chabannes, and Gagik I of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1052, Fan Zhongyan ranks 4Before him are Emma of Normandy, Bi Sheng, and Vladimir of Novgorod. After him are Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, and Guaimar IV of Salerno.

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In China

Among people born in China, Fan Zhongyan ranks 559 out of 1,610Before him are Gongsun Du (200), Deng Yingchao (1904), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), Ragibagh Khan (1320), Edward Yang (1947), and Yin Lihua (5). After him are Ngawang Namgyal (1594), Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Ji Kang (223), Wang Qishan (1948), and Yuan Zhen (779).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Fan Zhongyan ranks 52Before him are Mao Dun (1896), Li Yu (1610), Xu Shen (58), Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), and Watchman Nee (1903). After him are Ji Kang (223), Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), Cao Yu (1910), and Ding Ling (1904).