POLITICIAN

Feng Guozhang

1859 - 1919

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Feng Guozhang (simplified Chinese: 冯国璋; traditional Chinese: 馮國璋; pinyin: Féng Guózhāng; Wade–Giles: Feng Kuo-chang; 7 January 1859 – 12 December 1919) was a Chinese general and politician in the late Qing dynasty and early republican China who was Vice President from 1916 to 1917 and then acting President of the Republic of China from 1917 to 1918. He emerged as one of the senior commanders of the Beiyang Army and is considered the founder of one of the main warlord factions, the Zhili clique, that vied for control of the internationally recognized government in China during the Warlord Era. Feng was a first degree holder of the imperial examination and graduated from the Tianjin Military School. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Feng Guozhang has received more than 198,774 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Feng Guozhang is the 6,919th most popular politician (down from 6,574th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from China (down from 488th in 2019) and the 301st most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Feng Guozhang ranks 6,919 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Porcius Cato, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Kebek, Mojmir II of Moravia, Vsevolod II of Kiev, and Hümaşah Sultan. After him are He Dan Jia, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Gabi Ashkenazi, Antoine Gizenga, Lollia Paulina, and Isabella de' Medici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Feng Guozhang ranks 43. Before him are Peter Altenberg, Takeda Sōkaku, Adolf Hurwitz, Jānis Čakste, Ravachol, and Thibaw Min. After him are Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Léon Duguit, Georg Alexander Pick, Gustave Kahn, Alfred Hettner, and Nahum Sokolow. Among people deceased in 1919, Feng Guozhang ranks 55. Before him are Adolf Hurwitz, Mark Sykes, Henry J. Heinz, Friedrich Naumann, Hermann Weingärtner, and Hugo Haase. After him are Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Evelyn De Morgan, Raymonde de Laroche, Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia, and Ahmed Muhtar Pasha.

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In China

Among people born in China, Feng Guozhang ranks 518 out of 1,610. Before him are Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yesün Temür (1293), Li Yu (1610), Chen Youliang (1320), Morris Chang (1931), and Du Yuesheng (1888). After him are Wu Peifu (1874), Qin Liangyu (1574), Dong Yuan (932), Lin Sen (1868), Li Cunxu (885), and Zheng Zhilong (1604).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Feng Guozhang ranks 301. Before him are T. V. Soong (1894), Zhang Xun (1854), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Cao Kun (1862), Zhu Yujian (1602), and Yesün Temür (1293). After him are Wu Peifu (1874), Lin Sen (1868), Li Cunxu (885), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Shangguan Wan'er (664), and Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123).

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