PHILOSOPHER

Feng Youlan

1895 - 1990

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Feng Youlan (Chinese: 馮友蘭; Wade–Giles: Feng Yu-lan; 4 December 1895 – 26 November 1990) was a Chinese philosopher, historian, and writer who was instrumental for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy in the modern era. The name he published under in English was 'Fung Yu-lan,' as used in the Bodde translation of A History of Chinese Philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Feng Youlan has received more than 113,049 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Feng Youlan is the 894th most popular philosopher (up from 912th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from China (down from 698th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Feng Youlan ranks 894 out of 1,267. Before him are Albrecht Ritschl, Ernst von Glasersfeld, Ian Hacking, Axiothea of Phlius, Ber Borochov, and Beatus Rhenanus. After him are Cerinthus, Bernard Williams, Hugo Kołłątaj, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Nikolay Lossky, and Paul de Man.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Feng Youlan ranks 138. Before him are Gustav Klutsis, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Gustav Lombard, Vsevolod Merkulov, Carl Lutz, and Roza Eskenazi. After him are Bill W., Machine Gun Kelly, Erich Abraham, Jankel Adler, Iona Nikitchenko, and Nahum Goldmann. Among people deceased in 1990, Feng Youlan ranks 120. Before him are Andrei Kirilenko, Anne Revere, Grethe Ingmann, John Hansen, Venedikt Yerofeyev, and Dodie Smith. After him are Michael Powell, Zhang Qun, Aldo Fabrizi, Paul Ariste, Otto Ambros, and Kelly Johnson.

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In China

Among people born in China, Feng Youlan ranks 719 out of 1,610. Before him are Song Yu (-298), Yang Hui (1238), Han Suyin (1917), David Chiang (1947), Huang Gongwang (1269), and François Cheng (1929). After him are Zhang Qun (1889), Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Zhang Gaoli (1946), Andrew Yao (1946), Faye Wong (1969), and Nicholas Poppe (1897).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Feng Youlan ranks 38. Before him are Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), Cheng Hao (1032), Tan Sitong (1865), and Tao Hongjing (456). After him are Huang Zongxi (1610), Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), Derek Parfit (1942), P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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